The writing & works of

Fr. Hugh Barbour, O.Praem.

Key One: Goodness

We should be taken up each morning by the joy of our practice of the faith, and let that spread to others by our cheerful demeanor, by our kindness, by our refusal to be hypercritical or sullen in our dealings with others.

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The Dormition Icon in the Abbey Church

Three scenes depicting Our Lady in body, in soul, and in glory, are before your eyes today in this icon.

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Why Do We Process?

The liturgical and devotional life of Catholic Christians is marked on all sides by the practice of processions.

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Mother of the Church

"Mother of the Church" extends Mary's relationship with Christ to each of us--as our mother, and as the Mediatrix of All Grace.

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The Bodily Assumption of Mary

While not a "singular privilege," the Assumption of Mary is a suitable compliment to Our Lady's great holiness and a glimpse at heaven itself.

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The Perpetual Virginity of Mary

The Perpetual Virginity of Mary is difficult for contemporary culture to accept. But there is much to be gained in pondering this miracle.

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Mary's Immaculate Conception

The Immaculate Conception--a singular decree of Providence--not only gives us an insight into Mary, but into the nature of sin, grace, salvation, and redemption.

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The Divine Maternity of Mary

What does it mean to be the "Mother of God"?

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Paschal Vespers at St. Michael's Abbey

One of the hallmarks of Norbertine Easter is Paschal Vespers, a celebration of our Baptism and our new life in Christ.

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The Paschal Candle Column

Lent concludes, at last, with the Exsultet--an audacious celebration that is honored in the abbey's Paschal Column.

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Journey with Christ Through the Triduum Liturgies

We encounter Christ's Passion in every Mass, but the liturgies of Holy Week make the reality of Christ's Passion so clear to us.

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Blood of Christ, Save Us

The Blood of Christ is a mystery of total victory over all that could trouble us in life. This Blood is the hope of the penitent, the relief of the burdened, the peace and tenderness of hearts, our solace in sorrow, and will be finally our consolation when we are dying.

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This Rivulet of Red

A meditation -- through art, liturgy, and hymn -- on the Sacred Blood.

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