Priests should not tell tales: so I will refrain from repeating the story I told to the little ones of Darien one year about how the Easter Bunny in fact lays her eggs. They bought it hook, line…

“Hear now, is it my way that is unfair or rather your way is not unfair?” We can see an illustration of those ways when we consider the story of the healing at the pool of Bethesda: because what…

Thanks to the graciousness of his Lordship, the Bishop, we will be able to celebrate the Sacred Triduum here in Georgetown, which is a remarkable…

The Ognissanti Crucifix, c. 1315, hangs in the chiesa di Ognissanti, or the Church of All Saints, in Florence, Italy.  A seven year project,…

Just as on the Via Dolorosa the Lord will carry his Cross, so, too, we commit to carry our crosses as well, symbolically by the palms that we have taken in our…

Palm Sunday is perhaps one of the liturgical highlights of the Christian year. How many of us have fond memories of the Procession: perhaps the hymn, All glory, laud and honor and, for us Brits,…

Since today is Passion Sunday, you may be anticipating a reading of the Passion today. Why is it that there is no reading of the Passion on Passion Sunday? Perhaps some liturgical fiddler in the…

Born Guido di Pietro c. 1395, taking the name Fra Giovanni when he entered the Dominican order c. 1422, he is now known to us as Fra Angelico, the “Angelic Painter”.  Born outside of…

With great thanksgiving to Bishop Caggiano, the Oratory will be celebrating the Triduum in the Usus Antiquior.  Come join us for Easter at the…