Category: Vocation

Initial Reflections on the Quasquicentennial

Bishop Eusebio Elizondo MSpS, Chant, community, Deacon Mike Teskey, Francine my love, Holy Days, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Latin, Maestra Victoria Solenberger, Mary, Moments in Time, Quasquicentennial, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Nicholas Wichert, The Sacred Liturgy, Vocation

This past Sunday, my parish of Holy Rosary celebrated its 125th anniversary – our Quasquicentennial. The project for this celebration was started several years ago by Dr Michael Barkley, a gentleman from the parish who deserves all credit for getting this ball rolling. His great-grandparents were in fact the first couple married at the parish, back in October of 1891. […]

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New Benedictine Abbot Primate Elected

inside baseball, Moments in Time, Vocation

This morning, on September 10, 2016, Abbot Gregory Polan, O.S.B., of Conception Abbey, Conception, Mo., was elected Abbot Primate of the 1500-year-old Benedictine Order at the Congress of Abbots meeting in Rome, Italy held every four years. As head of the Benedictine Confederation, Abbot Gregory will be the unifying head of the worlds 7,000 Benedictine monks and become the abbot […]

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Sacred Liturgy Conference

Archbishop Alexander K. Sample, Chant, Divine Office, inside baseball, Latin, Moments in Time, Prayer, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Sacred Liturgy Conference, The Sacred Liturgy, Vocation

This weekend, me and a couple of guys are taking a road trip and heading over to Mount Angel Abbey for the 2016 Sacred Liturgy Conference. I realize that this is not what most folks do on their Labor Day Weekend, but I’m pretty comfortable in my eccentricities. Here’s the intro from the press release: The Oregon Sacred Liturgy Conference […]

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Norcia Earthquake Follow-up

community, Meditations, Moments in Time, Vocation

The Monks of Norcia have started keeping a blog about events following the earthquake. You can find it here: https://en.nursia.org/earthquake/. It makes fascinating reading. Most of the monks have (temporarily) relocated to Rome, though a hardy pair remain behind. We monks who remained, staying in tents, have returned to the days of our youth, and are camping out in the […]

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Lawrence

Prayer, Saints, Vocation

Today is the feast of the deacon martyr, Saint Lawrence. There are so many stories about him, that it’s hard to sum him up briefly. In the confused days after the martyrdom of Pope Sixtus, the administration of the Roman churches fell to the Deacon, Lawrence. He was captured by the Imperial authorities, but he bargained for his release. The […]

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Of Benedict and His Monks

Chant, Clear Creek Abbey, Divine Office, inside baseball, Moments in Time, Saints, The Sacred Liturgy, Vocation

Happy Saint Benedict’s Day! Today is the principal feast of the founder of western monasticism: the author of the Holy Rule, and a great saint. Over the course of the last decade and more, new monastic institutions with many young monks and sisters are beginning to flourish throughout the world. For the last few years, I’ve made it my habit […]

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Called, Not Chosen

Bishop Frank Schuster, community, Francine my love, inside baseball, Meditations, Moments in Time, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Nicholas Wichert, Vocation

Last Friday morning, I was struck particularly by a psalm from the Office for Saint Agatha: O God, my God, for Thee I long at break of day: My soul thirsteth for Thee, my body longeth for Thee, As desert, arid land: thus I appear before Thee in the sanctuary, to see Thy power and Thy glory. For Thy mercy […]

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Great News from Norcia!

Fun, Moments in Time, Vocation

From the Benedictine monks of Norcia (of whom I’ve spoken before) comes the fantastic news that they are now shipping their beers to the United States! From their blog: NORCIA, ITALY — Beginning January 22 at 7am EST and following closely on the heels of the chart topping release of their Benedicta CD of Gregorian chant, the Monastery of San […]

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On Pilgrimage

Camino, Catechism, Francine my love, Prayer, Saints, Seasons, Vocation, Wisdom

Happy fifth day of Christmas! Today the Church celebrates the martyrdom of the splendid Saint Thomas Becket. Having the birth name “Thomas”, I take Becket and Aquinas as patrons. Each year, I write something about the saint here. Previous articles on Saint Thomas Becket: 2014: A Happy Death (Thoughts on the saint’s martyrdom and the grace of a happy death) 2012: […]

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