On the Octave Day of Christmas, the day of the circumcision and naming of Jesus, the Church focusses her contemplative gaze on his Holy Mother Mary. Today we proclaim and celebrate our Lady’s Divine Motherhood...
Preached by the Prior of Pluscarden at Rydebäck Karmel. Occupying pride of place in our refectory at Pluscarden is our statue of St. Anne. We inherited the statue from...
The Holy Spirit flowed from the pierced side of Jesus on the Cross. Three days later, the risen Lord breathed the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, giving them authority to forgive or retain sins. Fifty days after that...
Without losing his majesty, God in humility came down among us. Without ceasing to be infinite, eternal, immortal, out of love for us God became small, mortal, dependent. He came into his...
When the Fathers of the Church wanted to speak of the mystery of the Incarnation, and of the Divine Motherhood of Mary, they would often seek their inspiration, their images, and their words...
‘In those days a decree went out from the Emperor Augustus, that a census be taken of all the world. This census, the first, took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own city. And Joseph also...
Jesus knew very well the desire of his Mother to pass by as far as possible unnoticed; to remain always in the background. He knew she hated having attention directed towards herself, or hearing herself praised in public. In his...
