The Holy Family: A Powerful Message to Catholic Families from Bishop Edoardo Aldo Cerrato, C.O.
This beautiful, potent, and important message for families was available only to Italian-speakers, so I was inspired and encouraged to share a translation of it with the world. Below is my English translation and the video in Italian if you would like to see the Bishop and listen along in Italian. If you find it […]
Treasures of the Faith, Part 9: Nunc Coepi: Beginning the New Year & Each Day With the Saints
Nunc coepi is a Latin maxim used by the Saints of the Church for centuries. Taken from the 76th Psalm, verse 11 (of the Clementine Vulgate and traditional Catholic numbering system), it means, “Now, I have begun.” Following Christ and his teaching, many Saints have used this as their daily meditation and prayer. Have you […]
Treasures of the Faith, Part 8: Tu Scendi dalle Stelle, the Profound Christmas Carol Written by the Great Saint & Doctor of the Church, Alphonsus Maria de Liguori!
I began this series to share treasures of the Faith that remain largely inaccessible to English speakers. As we near Christmas, what better treasure to share than this profound meditation and devotional hymn, Tu Scendi dalle Stelle, the Italian Christmas carol written by the Great Saint and Doctor of the Church, St. Alphonsus Maria de […]
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree by Elizabeth Poston (d.1987)
The Tree of Life my soul hath seen, laden with fruit and always green: The trees of nature fruitless be compared with Christ the apple tree. His beauty doth all things excel: By Faith I know, but ne’er can tell the glory which I now can see in Jesus Christ the apple tree. For happiness […]
Pray Without Ceasing: The Traditional Prayer to Ask God to Guide Our Actions (in English, Latin, & Italiano) as a Means of Union With God
Using the Traditional Catholic prayer to offer our actions to God and ask Him to guide them can be an immense source of grace and means of union with Him.
The Perfect Way to End the Year of St. Joseph, Extension: The Prayer to St. Joseph After the Rosary by Leo XIII
With the Year of St. Joseph ending on December 8th, 2021 (The Immaculate Conception), I believe that the perfect way to end this time with St. Joseph is to extend it. Just as the best way to end the penitential practices and virtues that we have hopefully practiced during a good Lent is to continue […]
My Dog – St. Bernard of Clairvaux
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All Saints – St. Augustine
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The School of the Cross by St. Augustine of Hippo
English Translation by Stephen Snyder, 2021. Image: Close-up section of “Christ on the Cross,” an altarpiece by Matthias Grunewald, c. 1512-1515.
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“Fac mecum sicut scis et vis, scio enim quod Amator sis.”
(Do with me as You know and will; for, I know what a Lover You are.)
– St. Augustine of Hippo –
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