2024 Retreat at St. Joseph’s Abbey
“Settings became ‘silent characters.’” — Ruth D. Nelson “Man’s being reaches out beyond what is seen, towards the unseen: he comes from God and makes his way towards God, at Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Catholicism
Religious Freedom Week
(1) Some Reflections for Religious Freedom Week (The Catholic Thing) (2) The English Way (The Imaginative Conservative) “Some [books] do well, some do ill, and many—simply through the beauty of Continue Reading →
Weekend 609.2
“…although our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory Continue Reading →
Path of Totality
(1) The Eclipse and the Annunciation (The Catholic Thing) The moon is an apt Christian symbol for the Blessed Mother, as the moon has no light of its own, but Continue Reading →
Weekend 597.0 (Remember the Joy of my Annunciation)
(1) The Mystery of Walsingham – Our Lady’s Holy House Foundation (EWTN) (2) 2024 Lenten Meditations (Third Sunday of Lent) When the Child Jesus with the voice of a young Continue Reading →
Weekend 595.0
(1) England’s Nazareth: Walsingham (The Imaginative Conservative) (1a) St. Augustine and J.R.R. Tolkien (The Imaginative Conservative) “To Newman, nineteenth-century liberalism and philosophic utilitarianism were the harbingers of a secular, modern Continue Reading →
UK Trip (Christmas 2023)
It was predominately a trip for FOOTBALL. I saw the Saints play two at home in Southampton and one on the road in Norwich. They won their home matches against Continue Reading →
2023 Advent Retreat at St. Joseph’s Abbey
“I am like a portable sanctuary filled with the real presence of God. Being a temple of God, how can I but see God everywhere I look? Within your temple, Continue Reading →
History Repeats
(1) The Pilgrimage of Grace (Historic UK) “The policies of Henry VIII did much to change the country and shape its future; those who resisted with the Pilgrimage of Grace Continue Reading →
Our Lady of Walsingham
(1) Her Immaculate Majesty: The Queen of England (The Imaginative Conservative) “A moment,” she said, “and the dead shall revive; The giants are failing, the Saints are alive; I am Continue Reading →