Fr. de Montfort on the true greatness of St. Peter
As we celebrate the election of Francis I to the Chair of St. Peter as our new holy father, it may be profitable to consider a couple little known references in the writings of St. Louis de Montfort to the … Continue reading
A Poet’s Look at the Immaculate Conception
The French dramatist Pierre Corneille is justly famous both for the way he treated important moral subjects and for the elegance of his verse. I made the happy discovery of a short poem he composed upon the Immaculate Conception at … Continue reading
Sedes Sapientiae, ora pro nobis
(Jesus Christ, Eternal Wisdom) has so thoroughly made his dwelling in the cross, that, without it, you will not find him in this world, and he has so incorporated and united himself with the cross, that we can truly say … Continue reading
La Intercesión de María (The Intercession of Mary)
During my trip to Mexico in June, 2011, I had the opportunity to work with members of the Apostolate for Family Consecration in filming a number of Spanish language reflections. The rough-cut edits of the videos has been completed. The … Continue reading
Our Lady of the Island – The Way of the Cross
Fr. Pete D’Abele, SMM, has been working on a series of videos that feature the history and the spirituality of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Island in Manorville, NY. The shrine was built and is directed by the … Continue reading
The Consecrated Heart – A Reflection
One of the conferences that I gave during an Advent retreat at the Montfort Spiritual Center in Bay Shore, NY, took as its focal point a remarkable statue of Our Lady and Our Lord holding a heart between them. The … Continue reading
Magnificat anima mea!
It is often the case that we make the process of finding meaning in the Sacred Scriptures into something much more complicated than it needs to be. Sometimes a simple meditative lingering which does little more than expand a bit … Continue reading
From Psalm 10
Psalm 10 teaches us that it is not only the follower of the Gospel who practices renunciation. The one who follows the selfishness of the world renounces as well: The arrogance of the world renounces the value and the dignity … Continue reading
Called to Holiness
“It is certain that growth in holiness is your vocation.” – St. Louis de Montfort How easy it is to assume that my vocation is something other than growth in holiness. I have been called, and have called myself, a … Continue reading
Renunciation of the world as renunciation of self
Self-assertion is the way of the world. Self-satisfaction is the way of the world. Self-centeredness is the way of the world. There can be, then, no renunciation of the spirit of the world that does not lead me to the … Continue reading
