Bro. Anthony Joesph

"God with honour hang your head" -such were the strange first words of my introduction to the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Along with some other lines of the poem, "At the Wedding March," they were spoken on the occasion of my sister's wedding by a venerable and learned retired professor who was asked by my father to speak on behalf of the

Rev. Fr. Kenneth Novak

The thirteen scenes used in the 2004 Angelus Press liturgical calendar are of the life of the Virgin Mary-Vita
Virginis Mariae.
They are painted in the style associated with the Benedictine Order in the Abbey of Beuron (Boy'-ron) in Bavaria, the southern and Catholic region of Germany. It is from this abbey that this art-style has gained its name-

Fr Hopkins meticulously kept a journal recording his whimsical observations regarding nature (especially weather), his experiences, sketches, and reflections regarding the journey of his soul. Here are some entries from Winter, 1869.
Nov. 17 there was a very damp fog, and the trees being drenched with wet a

By Rev. Fr. Peter  R. Scott

Q. Is there anything wrong with a young person deciding to stay single for the rest of his or her life?

A. The decision as to one's state in life is a very personal one. However, there is a much more fundamental question that must be answered before this question is answered, and upon which the answer depends. This question is whether or not I want to strive for

Dominican Fathers of Avrille

While reading at lunch on a recent boys' camp the story of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, it seemed helpful to know better the history of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). Actually, it was the protection of Our Lady of Fatima that saved Portugal from a similar war that was nothing less than the illustration of the prophecy of July 13, 1917: "If the world does not heed my

Rev. Fr. Gregoire Celier

We intend to discuss the
Sodalitium Pianum
[
e.g.,
in English, the "Sodality of St. Pius V
"-Ed.
]
,
better know in history under its code name,
La Sapinière.
The scope of the talk is limited to providing a simple sketch of the group. To explain all the details of its origin and

Bishop Antonio de Castro Mayer

We advance four more of Bishop de Castro Mayer's 80 True/False propositions from his pastoral letter, On the Problems of the Modern Apostolate (Jan. 6, 1963) to his diocese of Campos, Brazil. The letter is divided into seven sections: I. The Liturgy (1 13), II. The Structure of the Church (14-31); III. The Methods of the Apostolate (32-40); IV. The Spiritual Life (41-49);