A Pilgrim's Journey

Hilda of Whitby (c. 614 – 680) was the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, which was chosen as the meeting-place for the Synod of W...

Two great heroes of the English Church, forever linked, are St. John Fisher (1469-1535) and St. Thomas More (1478-1535). Standing for the ap...

Fear is a powerful emotion which can tend to govern, or at least strongly influence human life. Of course, a healthy fear can be a good th...

THE STORY OF SAINT ALBAN as recounted in the Ecclesiastical History of the English People by the Venerable Bede [672 - 735] When infidel rul...

"Pray then like this: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name." - St. Matthew 6:9  Jesus gave His disciples the perfec...

Saint Romuald founded the Camaldolese monastic order during the early eleventh century, but he did not always appear to be called to the rel...

This Sunday we celebrate Fathers’ Day. It isn’t a religious holiday. It’s not on the liturgical calendar. But it’s a good reminder to all o...

Richard of Wyche was born in 1197 at Droitwyche, the son of a prosperous yeoman farmer. He and his brother were orphaned at an early age, an...

When Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.    - St. Matt...

Following upon the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is the commemoration of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. It was first in her he...

St. Anthony was born in Portugal and entered the Augustinian monastery of Sao Vicente in Lisbon when he was fifteen. When news of the Franc...

When there was no such concept as time, before creation, God existed as the Holy Trinity in fellowship with Himself, and His love existed w...

Lord, have mercy upon us.  Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God, the...

The Basilica of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is a breath-taking place, and I am so grateful to have had the experience of visiting and prayi...

Each year on St. Barnabas' Day my thoughts always return to St. Barnabas Episcopal Parish in Warwick, Rhode Island, where I served as a ...