Saint Elias Media

Above: Holy Mass at the High Altar in St. Peter’s (behind the main altar). All photos by Don Elvir unless noted. “Ooh la, la!” In many ways the instinctive and sotto voce reaction of the parish priest of St. Peter’s Basilica to the immense crowd he saw on Saturday could be an apt representation of…

The seraph Abdiel has stood up against Satan’s lies to his subordinate angels and warned him to seek pardon from the Father and the Son while there is yet time. But Satan replies with haughtiness and contempt, telling Abdiel he had better get lost: “Fly, ere evil intercept thy flight.” Abdiel must bear up alone…

“Lady Poverty,” as St. Francis called her, is the choice bride of the holiest of saints. In fact, all Christians must aspire to a form of poverty in accordance with our state in life. For religious, it is the first of the three religious vows, and for good reason. Yet material poverty is not forcefully…