The feast of the guardian angels is October 2. This often overlooked feast celebrates the angels assigned to each of us for our spiritual and physical protection. They are always with us, and only God (and perhaps Mary) loves you more than your guardian angel. This...
We are beginning to see the first small signs of autumn as the mornings grow darker, crisper, and the leaves of the trees gain faint shades of red and gold at their edges. This is a tell-tale sign that school is, for most if not all, in full swing as well. Teachers...
A few years ago, I started volunteering as a mentor to an elementary student at a local Catholic school. I was nervous at first because this was the first time I served as a mentor to a young student. On that first day, the school counselor thought it would be nice...
Michaelmas is upon us again! Time to bring out the angel food cakes, the angel hair pasta, carrots and blackberries, and devil piñatas to bust down with Saint Michaels sword! Most of us are familiar with the Saint Michael the Archangel prayer, but what about Gabriel...
I don’t know about you, but the feast of the Archangels (and Guardian Angels feast day a couple of days later) seems to creep up on me and I’m never prepared. I considered doing the Lent of St. Michael but thought about it too late to do it this year. Of course, I can...
Have you ever stayed at a Benedictine monastery before? No, I’m not asking if you’ve visited one—have you actually stayed at one? I never had before last month. While I have stayed in other places (including a national shrine) on retreat before, there was...
