Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P.

San Francisco: I walked 20,000 steps today, from St Dominic’s Priory church to North Beach and back, and I enjoyed (as I often do) the range of architecture one finds in the older cities of the USA.

O Blessed Fulton, Bishop & Confessor, pray for us!!

Incredible to see young people boldly standing for life year after year. Project Truth is changing hearts and minds across the UK — keep going!

British filmmaker David Rolfe, who set out to make a documentary on the Shroud of Turin, believed to be the cloth in which Jesus was wrapped, left atheism and became a Christian following his study of the shroud. "I started off as an atheist, and then became an agnostic. And I'm…

‘The Lord Comes First’: Cardinal Sarah Calls Faithful to Adoration in Face of West’s Rejection of Christ Cardinal Robert Sarah delivered a forceful homily on Saturday, exhorting the faithful to follow the example of St. Anne, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by loving and…

So good to hear of a Latin Mass being said at Oscott seminary, one of only 2 seminaries left in Britain, a place where Newman preached and Benedict XVI visited. Another significant step.

Pope Leo XIV condemns the death of over 40 Catholics murdered by Islamic terrorists in a Parish Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday, saying “May the Blood of these Martyrs be the seed of peace, reconciliation, fraternity and love for all Congolese people”

Today we celebrate the Fifth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, centred on the theme: “Blessed are those who have not lost hope.” Let us look to grandparents and the elderly as witnesses of hope, capable of showing the path for new generations. Let us not leave them…

Cardinal Sarah speech today in France: 'Too often in the West, religion is presented as an activity in the service of human well-being. Religion is equated with humanitarian efforts, acts of charity, the welcoming of migrants and the homeless, the promotion of universal…

"Let us praise Joachim and Anne, to whom, in their generation, the Lord gave him who was a blessing for all the nations." – Entrance antiphon for the feast of SS Joachim and Anne (26 July) flic.kr/p/2riNY85 📷 Altarpiece in the church of San Antonio de los Alemanes, Madrid.

Today the friars of Santa Maria sopra Minerva received the body of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati! @PatrickMaryOP was one of the friars who helped carry the casket of the saint!

"As a soldier of the Lord, you were ranked among the choir of apostles. Together with your brother, O James, you clung wholeheartedly to the Saviour. Armed with the power of the Spirit, you preached him to all and were slain by the sword. Therefore, we sing your praises!" –…

To all pilgrims and wayfarers on the Way, Jesus Christ, that takes us to heaven: "E ultreia et suseia!", onward and upward! Happy feast of St James! flic.kr/p/2riHGEv

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Eucharistic Procession at the 2025 Napa Institute Summer Conference #catholic

This is spot-on from Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim (Norway) - speaking at the @NapaInstitute. Born in 1974 he understands and beautifully articulates what so many who came of age after the Council, who had no personal stake in the "before" and "after" have thought and lived:…

I find modern replicas of ancient houses to be fascinating. The Villa Kerylos in France was based on the townhouses of ancient Delos.

What did @Pontifex say to one of the oldest #religious orders? 📜 ➡️The letter was sent on the occasion of the #general chapter 📚 Full newspiece at: @romereports 🔴 romereports.com/en/2025/07/24/…

The episode of his Desert Fathers in a Year podcast (from February—I decided to pick it up again due to seeing a picture of him with a friend yesterday)(2/2): youtu.be/pGnvO4PUEak?si…