Introduction: The Problem of Prayer C.S. Lewis once wrote, "Well, let's now at any rate come clean. Prayer is irksome. An excuse to omit it is never unwelcome. When it is over, this casts a feeling of relief and holiday over the rest of the day. We … [Read more...]

Preparing Yourself for Mass by Romano Guardini, Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 1997 Reprinted (1939 original). Romano Guardini held these discourses to help us prepare for Holy Mass... to reveal what the Mass demands of us and how those … [Read more...]

My summary notes: 1: Let us Drink the Sober Intoxication of the Spirit with Joy! "Laeti bibamus sobriam profusionem Spiritus" ~ St. Ambrose In 1975, addressing the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Pope Paul VI recommended this motto (above) as a way … [Read more...]