Today, March 25th is the Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord by the Archangel Gabriel to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Only nine months until Christmas, but it’s a perfect feast for Lent when we open our hearts and minds to God’s will so that we can say with Mary, “Let it be to me […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to the Irish and their descendants! But, not to be overlooked, is the Feast of St. Joseph, the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster father of Our Lord on March 19th. I’m reminded of a story about a certain father desperate for a bit of peace and quiet one […]
You might remember the comedian Yakov Smirnoff. When he first came to the United States from Russia, he was not prepared for the incredible variety of instant products available in American grocery stores. He says, “On my first shopping trip, I saw powdered milk – you just add water, and you get milk. Then I […]
When I was a student in theological college in England I sang in the college choir. One of the “duties” and privileges was to sing Evensong on Wednesday evenings in the cathedral across the street. It was called “Dumb Day:” not a reference to the seminarians, but the day the choir of men and boys […]