Christ is Risen! Alleluia! (He is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!) During the Octave of Easter I will be taking time to be with family and friends and taking a short break. It has been a great year so far, and I thank you all of your support and prayers. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Resurrection – Flickr (Waiting for the Word) CC[/featured-image] In […]
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Continuing our series on the “Sword of St. Michael,” we will now examine various apparitions of St. Michael along the sacred line of seven monasteries that stretches from Ireland to Israel. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] According to tradition, as early as 495 AD (shortly after he appeared in Ireland), St. Michael was seen atop another significant rock
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In 1992, Pope John Paul II beatified a representative group of “Irish Martyrs” who were killed for their faith between 1537 and 1714. During the Mass of beatification he gave a powerful homily, one that can speak to the Irish people of every age. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] It is a fitting message, one that has special relevance
St. John Paul II has a powerful message for the Irish people Read More »
Continuing our series on the “Sword of St. Michael,” we will now examine various apparitions of St. Michael along the sacred line of seven monasteries that stretches from Ireland to Israel. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] According to tradition (recorded by Irish monks in the manuscript Libellus de Fundacione Ecclesie Consecrati Petri), St. Patrick was having a hard
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Resuming our series on the “Sword of St. Michael,” we move from ancient Jewish texts to Christian ones and examine what important roles St. Michael had in early Christian history. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Similar to the Jewish approach to St. Michael, Christians believed the holy archangel was responsible for key moments in the lives of the
These are the four offices of St. Michael the Archangel Read More »
After arriving on the Skellig, the monks had to create a dwelling that was both functional and spiritual. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Over the centuries, they built a style of buildings that can be found in many places in Ireland, the “beehive” hut, which is also known as a “clochán.” The huts were built with the local
Why did the monks on Skellig Michael make huts shaped like beehives? Read More »
There is a crisis in our world and much of it can be traced to several generations of men not responding to the call of God to stand “into the breach,” defending the world from the insidious snares of the Enemy. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] We need more than a “few good men” to rise up and
Step “into the breach” with this powerful ‘Manual for Men’ Read More »
