St. Pius V Catholic Church

There is a story about how St. John of the Cross celebrated Christmas: “On Christmas day . . . St. John of the Cross, while at ease with his brethren at recreation, took the image of the Holy Infant...

Go on, lead on to the fire, said the traveler on the way, eyes enkindled with the unforeseen hope, For the icy wind blows hard and the chill cuts to the bones; So onward to the warmth. Come in, come...

On this great feast day, when we remember the good and solicitous Virgin of Guadalupe, I am reminded of another, no less familiar, image. The reader may well identify the black-clad lady portrayed...