[Originally published in the Immaculate Conception Church bulletin on December 10th 2023.]

Dom Prosper Guéranger (1805-1875) is a towering figure of the Catholic revival in 19th Century France. He was instrumental in the re-establishment of the Benedictine Order in France (suppressed by the French Revolution) and the renewal of love…

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     What could be more characteristically Catholic than to beginprayer with the words “In the Name of the Father, and of the Son,and of the Holy Ghost”? When the disciples asked Our Lord to teach them how topray, Jesus responded: “Thus therefore shall you pray: Our Father…

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