STM House of PrayerJul 30, 20214 minIt is Truly Right and JustIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. He called forth light and darkness, waters and dry land, plants and trees, and...
STM House of PrayerJun 26, 20214 minTOP 10 REASONS to Pray the Liturgy of the Hours (in all times and circumstances!)In the Spring of 2020, we were just beginning to feel the spiritual effects of the COVID lockdowns and restrictions. Churches were...
STM House of PrayerMay 21, 20217 minPope Pius XII on the Divine OfficeWhat follows is one of the greatest Papal teachings ever given on the Divine Office. Much of what was said in Sacrosantum Concilium from...
STM House of PrayerMar 29, 20214 minLet the Praise of God be on their Lips and a Two-edged Sword in their HandsAt the beginning of Lent, we hosted what may become our annual Men’s Lenten Retreat with the Desert Fathers. The conferences for the...
STM House of PrayerOct 23, 20203 minBlessed Columba Marmion on the Excellence of the Divine OfficeFor some time I have been reading the works of Blessed Columba Marmion, a Benedictine abbot who lived from 1858 until 1923. Marmion has...
STM House of PrayerSep 10, 20203 minShould I Pray with a Book or an App?Occasionally I am asked for my opinion on whether we should pray the Liturgy of the Hours with a book or an app. I always preface my...
STM House of PrayerAug 8, 20203 minChanging Adam's CourseIn the Office of Readings for Friday in the Eighteenth week of Ordinary Time, we find these penetrating words of St. John of the Cross,...
STM House of PrayerJul 31, 20203 minHoliness of the Richest KindIn the document Lumen Gentium, we read of the universal call to holiness – “that all the faithful of Christ of whatever rank or status...
STM House of PrayerJun 24, 20204 minCatechesis and the Liturgy of the HoursIn the Catechism of the Catholic Church, it states, “The liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; it is...
STM House of PrayerMay 30, 20208 minThe Perfect Novena to the Holy SpiritIt was on Monday or Tuesday of this past week that I started to see social media posts with links to novenas to the Holy Spirit....
STM House of PrayerApr 23, 20203 minRemember the Deeds of the LordWhile praying Morning Prayer yesterday (Wednesday in the Second Week of Easter), I was struck by the words of David in Psalm 77, “Will...
STM House of PrayerMar 21, 20204 minTOP 10 REASONS to Pray the Liturgy of the Hours (in a time like this!)We are living in strange times. I think it is safe to say that very few Catholics in the West would have ever imagined living through a...
STM House of PrayerFeb 25, 20203 minPray with the Church this Lent!Alas, Lent has arrived! This time of year we inevitably hear questions being asked such as, Why Lent?,What is the purpose of Lent?, How...
STM House of PrayerJan 18, 20204 minThe Unsurpassable Greatness and Glory of the Sacred Liturgy (Part II)Solemn Vespers of Easter, London Oratory (newliturgicalmovement.org) In our first post, we established how it is through the Mass that...
STM House of PrayerJan 16, 20204 minThe Unsurpassable Greatness and Glory of the Sacred Liturgy (Part I)This is part one of a two part essay on the relationship between the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and the Divine Office, and how together...
STM House of PrayerDec 7, 20193 minPray with the Church this Advent!Come November, Christians can often be heard expressing their intentions to remain focused this year on the “reason for the season”...
STM House of PrayerNov 15, 20193 minGuéranger and The Restoration of the OfficeIn the preface to his monumental work, The Liturgical Year (1841), Dom Prosper Guéranger speaks of the supernatural quality of the...
STM House of PrayerNov 1, 20192 minThe Praise of All SaintsOn this Solemnity of All Saints, we do well to remember that the Sacred Liturgy has as one of its primary aims to join all of us to the...
STM House of PrayerOct 22, 20194 minSt John Paul II on the Liturgy of the HoursOn today' s Memorial of St John Paul II, it seems fitting to offer several of his quotes on the Liturgy of the Hours. In more ways than...
STM House of PrayerOct 20, 20193 minA Praise of GloryDuring our fall retreat a couple of weeks ago Father Joseph Mary, CSJ gave several conferences on the Psalms. Drawing from St Elizabeth...