Dymphna's Road

St. Francis was not an effete flower child who went skipping around Italy with a blue bird on his shoulder and a St. Bernard at his knee... ...

  This painting reminds me of the altar boys at St. Rita's before Mass, except our kids wear black and white.

A lmighty God, Father of goodness and love, have mercy on the poor suffering souls, and grant Thine aid: To my dear parents and ancestors; ...

*Isn't it telling that none of the groups that claim to care so much about poor women apparently gave a hoot about what was going on at ...

I bought this book , a nice, straightforward pronunciation guide. Then I started looking at online Latin classes and  tried this one. The t...

 I don't know what order she belongs to or what country she is in but this nun and her devotion is simply beautiful. HT to the Renew...

Afte the Blessed Virgin, St. Philomena, the Wonderworker was St. John Vianney's favorite saint.  This is my favorite image of her. ...

*Rocky and I went to the Thursday night TLM at St. Rita's and got to witness two weddings! The first was before Mass and the second happ...

 

“Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow...." Lamentations

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?  My God, I c...

Gethsemane by Adam Abram The most unsusual Agony painting I've ever seen. This one, by Fra Angelico shows Our Lord, the sleepin...

The Last Supper by James Tissot

by James Tissot  

Woe to you hypocrites by James Tissot

After the events of the day Our Lord left Jerusalem and returned to Bethany for the evening.

by Colijin de  Coter