Just as the joy I have on account of the good of my friend depends on how much I love that friend, so too is that the case with the saints. To be closer friends with the saints, we must grow in our love for the saints, and then we will be able to share [...]
Just as a physical remedy is a real gift to one who has brought some infirmity upon himself, so too is penance a mercy to the one who has sinned. “Linus, Cletus, Clement, Sixtus, Cornelius, Cyprian…” We hear the names of these early Christian martyrs every time that Eucharistic Prayer I is used at Mass, [...]
If you walk into the chapel at the Dominican House of Studies either before sunrise or after sunset, you’ll find yourself in a very, very dark space; and, if you’re a friar who is new to the house, you might also find yourself wondering how in the world you’re going to make it from the [...]