Saint Augustine of Hippo
Doctor of Grace, Light of the True Faith
O God, Who didst disclose to Saint Augustine the hidden mysteries of Thy wisdom and didst enkindle in his heart the flame of Divine Love, thus renewing in Thy Church the pillar of cloud and fire, graciously grant that we may pass safely through the [...]
The Ladder of St. Augustine
Saint Augustine! well hast thou said,
That of our vices we can frame
A ladder, if we will but tread
Beneath our feet each deed of shame!
All common things, each day’s events,
That with the hour begin and end,
Our pleasures and our discontents,
Are rounds by which we may ascend.
The low desire, the base design,
That makes [...]
For in your providence your hands, my God, did not forsake my soul. By my mother’s tears night and day sacrifice was being offered to you from the blood of her heart, and you dealt with me in wonderful ways.
Confessions, V.vii (xiii)
It’s late, I know. His feastday was last Friday, but I just had to post this photo.
It’s of Pope St. Pius X and I on the grounds of Mundelein Seminary in Chicago this past spring, just before Holy Week.
The priest saying the 11:30am Mass at the Basilica last Friday kept referring to Pius XII — [...]
The past two years of college have found me traveling more than at any other time in my short life, and so naturally, these wanderings come with a hunt for Sunday and sometimes daily Mass wherever it is I find myself.
The results of the search are always varying: the quaint and historic Midwestern parish cared [...]
This documentary seems to explore a few themes I’ve been pondering lately. Check out the website here.
Fret not, dear readers, I am alive and well.
(1) After an interesting but fun eleven-week internship in Illinois, I am once again home with the parents, convalescing, stuffing my face with home-cooked food, and unpacking (only to re-pack in a few more weeks). It’s good to be home.
(2) I decided that since I have almost [...]
