In my previous post I said that the death of Pope Benedict XVI on the feast of a confessor Pope seemed very apposite. Here, courtesy of the ...

The announcement this morning of the death of Pope Benedict XVI was no surprise after the indications given this week about his health but t...

As we come in this Christmas season towards the Octave Day of Christmas and the celebration of the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God, on which...

Today being the feast of the martyrdom of St Thomas of Canterbury is a suitable day on which to write about the vestments of one of St Thoma...

The BBC News  website has a piece about Boxing Day traditions such as Wren Day - not for bird lovers I think - and Mummers, especially in th...

Today is the Feast of St Stephen, the first chosen amongst the first deacons of the Church and, of course, the first martyr. Here, courtesy ...

From the lections at Mattins in the traditional form for Christmas Day:  Lections 4,5 and 6: From the Sermons of Pope St. Leo the Great 440-...

Piero della Francesca The Nativity , dated to  1470–75,  National Gallery, London For something about the picture see my recent blo...