St. Bruno,Jean Bernard Restout The Order founded by Bruno is one of the strictest in the Church. Carthusians follow the Rule of St. Benedict, but accord it a most austere interpretation; there is perpetual silence and complete abstinence from flesh meat (only bread, legumes, and water are taken for nourishment). Bruno sought to revive the ancient eremitical way of life. His Order enjoys the distinction of never becoming unfaithful to the spirit of its founder, never needing a reform. Six... Read more

Collect: Father, your love for us surpasses all our hopes and desires. Forgive our failings, keep us in your peace and lead us in the way of salvation. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Read more

“…if someone consumes more than they have earned, it means someone else is starving.” Hristo Mishkov had a successful career as a broker on the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York until he decided to give it all up to return to his native Bulgaria. His radical change of circumstances may start to look appealing to the tens of thousands of finance sector employees who face the bleak prospect of losing their jobs. Exchanging tailored suits and expensive shoes for... Read more

… a collection by photographer Toni Greaves. Read more

… just a reminder: that St. Basil the Great has begun having Divine Liturgy EVERY Saturday evening at 5pm. The Eucharistic Congress is this weekend. St. Ann’s Parish is selling stained glass memorials. And I’m looking for ways to purchase purple vestements for our priest so he can have them in time for Lent. By “ways” I mean, I’m praying for a sack of money to fall out of the sky. Read more

… any movie that mocks Michael Moore is alright by me. Opening this weekend, An American Carol. Read more

The sixth degree of humility is that a monk be content with the poorest and worst of everything, and that in every occupation assigned him he consider himself a bad and worthless workman, saying with the Prophet, “I am brought to nothing and I am without understanding; I have become as a beast of burden before You, and I am always with You” (Ps:22-23). Vittore Carpaccio, Funeral of St. Jerome c.1502 Read more

… I’ll take some good ole fashion verbal smack downs any day over that snooze fest last night. Read more

… I’ll update you real soon, promise. Read more

… that saying “everything you ever needed to know you learned in kindergarten”. The Boy has a girlfriend. Her name is Samantha. She doesn’t speak English. Sometimes he asks me how to say something in Spanish so he can go back to school the next day and tell his girlfriend. I was teasing him about his girlfriend at dinner. He defended Samantha against my taunts by firmly declaring that she was the most perfect girl ever … she can’t talk... Read more