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Transcript of Paul Ryan's address on Wednesday. The best line is "Our rights come from nature and God and not from government....

Today in England is the feast day of the three female martyrs, SS. Margaret Ward, Anne Line, and Margaret Clitherow. Margaret Ward was a c...

Many scholars now believe this was written by the Master in memory of St. Anne Line and her husband, Roger Line. The poem is a "m...

I have found a book, Catholic London , which is a delight. The author is John Wittich, a Londoner, who obviously loves London and Cathol...

I have been conversing with some young people, between the ages of 22-32. It is very interesting and sad to know that some members of the Mi...

The next few posts will include small meditations on some aspects of Benedictine Spirituality. If readers have not seen the DVD Tyburn Conve...

Recommending two great discussions going on on Father Z's blog at this moment http://wdtprs.com/blog/2012/08/quaeritur-at-which-parish...

Please pray for seminarians everywhere. Today, pray for the sems from the Diocese of Davenport and Arudel and Brighton. These dioceses need ...

Christ said that John the Baptist was the greatest man who ever lived in Luke 7:28.    "I tell you, among those born of women there is ...

St. Bernard of Clairvaux has a fascinating sermon on two aspects of love regarding St. John and St. Peter. St. Bernard,  in  St. Peter and ...

It is very hard coming back to the ordinary world after a sublime retreat. A retreat should change a person, and I am somewhat pleased wi...

We have a culture of priests who deny that perfection can be sought. Many singles in the confessional hear priests denying the role of d...

For you to think and look at on a Tuesday morning...fungi collecting in Japan. Thanks to Wiki http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c...

Thanks, wiki Wherefore, though good and bad men suffer alike, we must not suppose that there is no difference between the men themselv...

Jesus, Mary, and the Pots In this post, I would like to give you all a meditation on one of my favorite Scripture passages from the...

Happy Feast of St. Monica. This is my favourite painting of St. Monica and St. Augustine. God bless all mums and sons today and bring them a...

I have been reading the Sermons of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, specifically on the Feeding of the Five Thousand. Without going into grea...

Being on retreat, I had a chance to pray, read and talk with some of the good Benedictine nuns at Tyburn. One of the nuns said a sta...

Praise God. Many people in the States have joined me over the summer praying that the TLM would be "released" in Malta. I have...