The Roman Sacristan

Aw geeze! I just saw the trailer for "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown. I'm honestly astonished that it appears to be even mo...

Divine Providence can be interesting. Yesterday as I was going through some holy cards I came across a card which I had found in an old Roma...

Picture above the altar of Pope Saint Gregory the Great in the Basilica of Saint Peter, Rome, Italy I've never really gotten into podcas...

Wow! Talk about serendipty. I have known about Father Phillip Powell,OP's blog, and have always thought his homilies were good when 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 ...

Saint John Cassian Although today is the Memorial of Saint Bridget , today is also the Commemoration of Saint John Cassian . He is mentione...

Ha! Ha! Ha! Apparently, I have been able to sneak into China. When I check my sitemeter, I occasionally get hits from several places in Chi...

Hat tip to The New Liturgical Movement for pointing out one of the better "secular" articles about the release of the motu propri...

Today's Office of Readings had the Second Epistle of Saint John, which has an interesting quote that Catholic schools should remember wh...

Well, Linkin Park has a new album coming out. I've heard their first song from it, and although I find it pretty consistant sounding (i...

Dr. Philip Blosser articulates a problem concerning the Church in our current times . He addresses the problem of some converts who eventua...