"[T]he liturgical traditions of the Church, all its cycles and services, exist, first of all, in order to help us recover the vision and the taste of that new life which we so easily lose and betray, so that we may repent and return to it."

-Alexander Schmemann

Saint Louise de Marillac

Pray and Sacrifice for Bishop James Massa, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn

Video: Christianity and Marriage, by Calvin Robinson at Oxford Union 

5 Irish Authors and Poets to Read This St. Patrick's Day, by Patty Breen at Verily

Thwarted Mommy Brain, by Helen Roy at The American Mind

 A Home That Is Beautifully Influenced by Japanese Architecture, by Christina Karras at The Design Files 

The Life and Times of ‘La Duchesse’, by Francis X. Maier at The Catholic Thing

My Statement to Congress, by Matt Taibbi at Racket News 

ICYMI: Lenten Tastes of Spring: Pasta Primavera, by Emily Malloy at TOH Blog

Jesus, My Beloved: Eucharistic Love, by Christina M. Sorrentino at Catholic Exchange