Bishop Seraphim Mary

"Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of the everlasting Father. And blessed are the paps which gave suck to Christ the Lord." (Prayers after Divine Office)

Authentic beauty, goodness, love, and truth always point to our home in Heaven and on Earth.

“Pure holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.” (St. Francis of Assisi)

“If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.” (Saint Francis of Assisi)

Holy Week is upon us. I invite you to take this opportunity to repent and reconcile yourself to the Lord. Afterwards, forget about your previous shortcomings! That's what God has done (Heb. 8:12) and if He doesn't remember them anymore, why should you?

"WE beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants, and stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty, to be our defence against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." (BCP Collect, Lent III)

In the wracks of Walsingham
Whom should I choose?
But the Queen of Walsingham
To be my guide and muse.

(A Lament for Our Lady’s Shrine at Walsingham)

O God, pour your abundant blessing on those who, after the pattern of Saint Clare, have left all to follow you in a life of poverty, penance and devotion. Assist them with your grace that they may persevere in their vocation to the end. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Bless, O Lord, the friars in these latter days; and grant that, serving in humility, love and joy, they may draw many souls to follow you, who was lifted up upon the Cross to be the Saviour of sinners; who now lives and reigns, God, world without end. Amen.

Christians ought to be wary of aspects of environmentalism. Significant voices within the green movement are antithetical to the principles of life, believing in both population control and affirming a culture of death.

Life begins at conception and ends at natural death.

Authentic beauty, goodness, and truth always point to Heaven. I have decided to start a new daily Facebook series that highlights the transcendentals through the lens of our shared Christian experience.

Let's start at the summit of the faith...