Pious bric-a-brac. To many who are not Catholic and to some who are, the rosary, which we celebrate today, is perhaps the most ubiquito...

West end of Rome's St. Mary Major. Today's feast, which has a particularly pleasant title in the depths of southern summer, ma...

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and he who fears is not perfected in love...

Lady Altar,  Abbaye de Fontfriode . Holy Mary, Help the suffering: Strengthen the fainthearted; Pray for the people; Entreat for the...

As a postgame note on the Feast of Corpus Christi, I thought of a monstrance, but not just any monstrance.  In 2009, I had the good fortune ...

The Rev'd Basil Maturin. The Rev’d Basil Maturin has always been a great favorite of mine.  An Episcopal priest who once served a...

Frederick Faber, the great hymn writer of Faith of Our Fathers fame, wrote on many topics.  Earlier today, I ran across some verses he ...