The Roman Sacristan

Picture from the Monastery of Philotheou on Mount Athos "In this Jerusalem [the monastery], the Church is the center of the monk's ...

From Pope Benedict XVI's homily at Monte Cassino, May 24th, 2009 Dear Brothers and Sisters of the great Benedictine Family! Almost at th...

"Saint Spes and Saint Eutizio with Christ" Saint Fiorenzo of Preci Happy feast day of the "Grandfathers" of Western Mo...

Elder Paisios of Mount Athos Here’s a good analogy of the monastic life by an Eastern Orthodox monk of Mount Athos. The monk departs far fr...

Thought people might be interested in this video. Sorry, the video was pulled off of youtube for some reason, so you'll have to go to th...

"The Resurrection" by Titian Happy Easter! After the Easter Vigil I am always reminded of the phrase I would hear my Hungarian Ci...

"Saint Gregory Delivers the Soul of a Monk" by Giovanni Battista Crespi Today is the Commemoration of all the faithful departed of...

"The Glory of Saint Benedict" by Pietro Annigoni at Monte Cassino It's not my favorite picture of Saint Benedict, but it is go...

Today is the feast of Saint Josaphat. I've had a devotion to him for awhile, and have tried to visit him every time I go to Rome. He...

I was just notified of a post about a Thanksgiving Mass of Father Benedict ( who was just recently ordained ) on his trip here in the US at ...

Seal of Monastero di San Benedetto in Norcia Last night I became an oblate of Monastero di San Benedetto in Norcia. It's basically like...

AVE O CRUX SPES UNICA Pater Maria Benedictus Nivakoff, O.S.B. monachus Monasterii Sancti Benedicti, Nursiae sacerdos in aeternum die 11 Octo...

Here's a few new photos which I took on my pilgrimage a year ago. Pope Saint Gregory the Great holds a place in my heart, not just beca...

"The Dormition of the Virgin" by Andreas Ritzos As I was digging around on the internet, I came across this order which I had neve...

Today is the feast of Saint Charbel. A note is that a friend of mine who was born and raised in Lebanon said it is pronounced SHAR -bel wit...

Statue of Saint Benedict in the piazza in Norcia, (aka Nursia) Italy RS

Today, May 23rd, is the Feast of Saint's Eutizio, Spes, and Fiorenzo. I affectionately refer to these three as the Grandfathers of Weste...

The New Liturgical Movement provided a link to pictures from the Funeral Mass of Dom Gerard Calvet, OSB, the eventual founder of the Tradit...

Basilica and Monastery of Saint Benedict in Norcia, Italy. The monastery of which I am a novice oblate is having it's annual summer voca...

I am a couple of days late on this only because I just found out. Please pray for the soul of Dom Gerard Calvet, OSB. He is the founder of ...