The Roman Sacristan

Well, this is it. Tomorrow I will be leaving for the monastery in Norcia . I will just say that the blog won't necessarily die, it will...

Please pray for the earthquake victims in Italy. There was a strong earthquake just north of the city of L'Aquila which has done a lot ...

Blogging will be light for the next few months as I begin some intense vocational discernment for 2009. So I'd humbly ask you to please...

For a friend. Please pray for the repose of the soul of a good friend who passed away today. This has been a rough week. I don't recomme...

Well, I'm back from what I'd say was a very fruitful trip and pilgrimage. I am kind of hitting the ground running since I have paris...

Please pray for a priest friend of mine who died last week, and whose funeral is today. He was a very good priest who did quite a bit of pri...

Statue of Saint Benedict in the piazza in Norcia It's a simple yet beautiful little novena: I would also ask your prayers for a "br...

Please keep dadwithnoisykids and his family in your prayers. RS.

Is this logo from Blogger's Choice Awards a true picture of cheaters running away with the trophy? I don't know what is going on ove...

Praying I would just like to say a thanks to all the readers who have included me in their prayers. I know that some of the difficulties I ...

Please pray for dadwithnoisykids and his family. This family is amazing not only in their openness to life, but also in their courage and ...

Thank you for your prayers. The abbot I mentioned Monday is fine. Turns out it was a false alarm, so he is back on his feet and doing wel...

Speaking of monks, I have a prayer request. Please pray for an abbot I know who was taken to the hospital last night. As of this morning the...

Quick blog question (bleg) for any readers. I am about to finish the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy "Trilogy" (actually five boo...