March 2016
Music of Holy Week: Holy Saturday
Recessit Pastor Noster (1585) by Tomás Luis de la Victoria (1548–1611)
After the sorrow of the Cross, the Church enters into the silence of Holy Saturday. The Roman Missal states: “On Holy Saturday the Church waits at th...
Dealing with Distractions in Prayer
I don’t think that I’m wrong to say that we wish both to pray and to feel ourselves to be in prayer but that we blame “distractions” for not allowing us to achieve one or both of these aims. I do believe, however,...
There Aren't Silent Saints: St. Joseph, St. André Bessette, and Holy Meekness
Justin McClain discusses how "silent Saints" teach us to preach the Gospel.