Psalms

It is Truly Right and Just

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. He called forth light and darkness, waters and dry land, plants and trees, and...

Pope Pius XII on the Divine Office

What follows is one of the greatest Papal teachings ever given on the Divine Office. Much of what was said in Sacrosantum Concilium from...

Let the Praise of God be on their Lips and a Two-edged Sword in their Hands

At the beginning of Lent, we hosted what may become our annual Men’s Lenten Retreat with the Desert Fathers. The conferences for the...

Blessed Columba Marmion on the Excellence of the Divine Office

For some time I have been reading the works of Blessed Columba Marmion, a Benedictine abbot who lived from 1858 until 1923. Marmion has...

Remember the Deeds of the Lord

While praying Morning Prayer yesterday (Wednesday in the Second Week of Easter), I was struck by the words of David in Psalm 77, “Will...