The vigil for John Paul II’s beatification at the Circus Maximus ended not long ago, and every pilgrim in Rome, it seems, is either praying in one of the open churches all night or camping out in St. Peter’s Square … Continue reading
Six years ago now. Ad multos annos, Holy Father! … Continue reading
As I was getting ready to put this long-overdue fourth installment together, I heard that one of the professors at my alma mater, Fordham University, was having a “warning” put on her book by the USCCB. Her name is Sr. … Continue reading
As we enter Holy Week, I am in the middle of a huge amount of work, but still want to post this, along with a “Happy Birthday” to the Holy Father, who turns 84 today. He was actually born on … Continue reading
Marco Frisina, composer and Director of Liturgy for the diocese of Rome, has written a hymn called Aprite le Porte a Cristo” (Open the Doors to Christ) that will be sung at John Paul II’s beatification. i tried hard to … Continue reading