The (Im)migration Question
The contrast between the disintegrating situation in Britain and Pope Leo IVās sunny words on migration is a prompt for this brief reflection. We...
All Roads Lead to Rome
On this feast of Saint Bridget of Sweden, one of the four co-patrons of Europe (along with Saint Benedict, Saint Catherine of Siena and...
Saint Arsenius the Great, and the Silent
Saint Arsenius, called āthe Greatā, (350 ā 445), whom we recall on this 19th of July, was one of the early monks of the...
The Profound Peace of Assisi
I wasnāt quite prepared for Assisi, even if it was just what I needed. I suppose God works like that. When I got off...
Florence: Art, Beauty and Truth
Firenze!Ā Even the name - at least in Italian - signifies energy, exuberance, enthusiasm. What is one to say of Florence in a few words?...
Le Sieci and Christ the King
I left off these reflections with my arrival in Florence, after the Purgatory - I will not say hell, for it had its end...
Swtizerland and Frauenthal
Upon arriving in Zurich from Vienna, I had an hour or so before I caught a connecting train down to Knonau and the convent....
A Pilgrimage from Vienna to Rome
I decided to make a pilgrimage to Rome, prompted by the Jubilee year, and walking through the Holy Doors. But I couldnāt just show...
The Fourth of July: Pier Giorgio and Elizabeth of Portugal
A joyous Independence Day to all our American readers. There are any number of factions developing in the once-United States, but all can be...
The Necessity of An ‘Ordo Amoris’
The notion of the āordo amorisā ā the āorder of loveā - has generated some debate of late, not least since some big names...
