Robert Fastiggi
St. Joseph: A Model for Priestly Fatherhood
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The Second Vatican Council affirms the fatherhood of priests, and it exhorts them, “as fathers in Christ,” to “take care of the faithful whom they have begotten by baptism and their teaching” (Lumen Gentium, No. 28). Priests are configured to Christ, the High Priest, and they exercise their priesthood in his name. On the solemnity Read More
On the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary
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In the 2002 third typical edition of the Roman Missal — approved by Pope St. John Paul II — the feast of the Holy Name of Mary is included as an optional memorial. Some believe Pope John Paul II restored the feast of the Holy Name of Mary to the liturgical calendar because of the Read More
Lessons from the Sermons of St. Bernard of Clairvaux
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153) was a Cistercian monk and founder of the Abbey of Clairvaux in France. Although a monk, he became active in the ecclesial affairs of the Church during the 12th century. He defended the Jews from persecutions, helped establish the Order of Templars and intervened in support of Pope Innocent II Read More
Conforming to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
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The month of June is dedicated in a special way to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, as the solemnity that honors the devotion — held 19 days after Pentecost Sunday — almost always takes place this month. In 2002, Pope St. John Paul II established the solemnity of the Sacred Heart as the World Day Read More