Did the Pope Visit my Blog?
One of the more mundane tasks I do each morning is check the stats on my blog. This morning when I checked I noticed I had a visitor from the Vatican. Maybe His...
Author: Fr. Peter
Redemption
This past Tuesday, April 8th was the first baseball game of the season at Fenway Park in Boston. There were many activities that day, including a baseball game....
Pope Benedict on St. Benedict
Recently Pope Benedict gave a talk on St. Benedict of Nursia the patron of his papacy. As a former Benedictine I have a special place in my heart for St. Benedi...
Love…
I will admit at the start of this post that I am watching the Red Sox opener at Fenway while writing so I might be a little distracted. The last word in the phr...
Condition of our Soul
Maybe not the best title for this post but I did not know what else to use. In the Liturgy of St. Basil, right before the Our Father we hear this prayer read by...
Clarification of Thought
One of my favorite authors is Peter Maurin co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement. Maybe he is one of my favorites because my all time favorite actor Martin...
Faith…
Fr. Greg continues his look at the Greek translation of the phrase Approach in the fear of God with faith and with love. What is this faith that we speak of? Do...
What a Day!
Very busy today. The regular round of liturgical services and and off to the celebration of the Kirkin of the Tartans. Today, April 6th is Tartan Day in the US ...
Some Greek help
Fr. Greg has some helpful insights on the word fear as would have been used in the original Greek Liturgy. Thanks Father for your help! Now let’s look at ...
From the Presanctified Liturgy
In you are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, O God of mysteries beyond our sight and speech! You revealed the ministry of this liturgy to us, and then ...