Author Archives: Gertrude

Originally posted on Dominus mihi adjutor:
Herewith my hasty and rough translation of the pope’s new motu proprio, Magnum Principium. Comments to follow in due course. The great principle, confirmed by the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, according to which liturgical…

Originally posted on Dominus mihi adjutor:
Not unreasonable, some people in social media are at a loss as to why there is such a fuss about the change to canon law, and so liturgical law, in the pope’s just-released motu…

Originally posted on Dominus mihi adjutor:
It has dropped. Not in L”Osservatore Romano as expected, but on the Vatican website. As yet it is only in Latin and Italian, so it will take some time for those slow in those…

from: The Monastery of Christ in the Desert (https://christdesert.org) By kind permission of the Abbot.   FIRST READING Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 Thus says the Lord: Observe what is right, do what is just; for my salvation is about to come, … Continue reading →

from: The Benedictine Monastery of Christ in the Desert. By kind permission of the Abbot.   FIRST READING  1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a At the mountain of God, Horeb, Elijah came to a cave where he took shelter.  Then the Lord … Continue reading →

From The Benedictine Monastery of Christ in the Desert (https://christdesert.org) by kind permission of the Abbot.   First Reading              Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 As I watched:  Thrones were set up and the Ancient One took his throne.  His clothing was … Continue reading →

CP&S: This post, from Dom Hugh at Douai Abbey I found both thrilling and chilling. I hope our readers will gain as much insight from todays Gospel as I have.   by Father Hugh Somerville-Knapman.O.S.B. (https://hughosb.com) When one gets a … Continue reading →

In this hour, when the Church in Cologne and believers further afield take their leave of Cardinal Joachim Meisner, I am with them in my heart and thoughts and am pleased to acceed to Cardinal Woelki’s wish and address a … Continue reading →

It is our privilege and our joy to celebrate each year two major feasts in honor of Our Blessed Father Saint Benedict: this first one occurs during the Lenten season, and the second beneath the ardent rays of the July … Continue reading →

In many places, this Sunday features the (moved) Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Our Lord. On a solemn feast like this many things occur that might be preached and taught. Here are three areas for reflection: … Continue reading →

The First Reading and the Gospel of Pentecost Sunday offer us two great images of the mission of the Holy Spirit. The reading from the Acts of the Apostles speaks of how, on the day of Pentecost, under the signs … Continue reading →

  Sixth Sunday of Easter ( N.O.) Fr David Sanders comments on the ‘Benedict Option’ and calls us to go beyond that towards a ‘Dominican Option’.   How should the Church in the West face what is seen as a … Continue reading →

 Fr. Duncan Campbell O.P.  helps us to see how Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, communicates the presence of God to us. We say in the creed that Jesus is God. This wasn’t clear at all at first, even to his … Continue reading →

Third Sunday of Easter (A) Fr Fergus Kerr O.P. shows what must be done to understand Easter and what is yet to be done by us. The two disciples were on their way home,  husband and wife probably.  They were … Continue reading →