Every year since I joined the Confraternity of St. Peter, I receive in the mail a beautiful prayer that, traditionally is said 15 times a day — every day — from the Feast of St. Andrew until Christmas ...
For obvious reasons, St. Peter is a hugely important figure in the Catholic tradition. Not only is he traditionally considered the first pope, but the Gospels also tell the story of his personal ...
In this fascinating and sometimes magisterial guided exploration of an eighth-century hymn that is central to Lenten religious practice for the Eastern Orthodox, Mathewes-Green encourages her readers ...