They arrived at 7:45 a.m., having already been to Mass and walked two miles from the Bronx. Their backpacks were the sole indicator that they had four days and 100+ miles to go to reach their destination: the National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia, in Philadelphia. We gave them…
The new movie CABRINI, distributed by Angel Studios, opens Friday, March 8 at over 3,000 theaters nationwide. You can find out where it is showing at Angel.com. Our opinion? The biopic is very, very good. Starring Cristiana Dell’Anna (pictured above, on a visit to the Shrine in February), it is…
Mother Cabrini was in Rome when the unexpected letter arrived. The Very Reverend Father Campbell, provincial of the Society of Jesus in New York, wrote that he’d had “an inspiration” to sell her the Jesuit novitiate house overlooking the Hudson. Two Jesuits who’d met Mother Cabrini while she was setting…
Ana (not her real name) knocked loudly on the door before the Shrine officially opened. She knelt in front of the altar as soon as we let her in, and remained in prayer a long time. I happened to be going to get a cup of coffee around the time…
Five commissioners and their stenographers descended upon the orphanage in Dobbs Ferry, New York, early in the morning. It was a surprise visit. The Advisory Committee to the New York Commissioner of Public Charities, John Kingsbury, had been tasked with investigating child care institutions, and it had decidedly political –…
If we’d seen them come in on their bicycles, the three religious who visited at around noon yesterday might have been our pilgrims of the month. But it was only as they departed, helmets strapped over their veils, that we realized how they’d arrived. The octave of Christmas is always…
Less than two weeks after Mother Cabrini landed in the U.S. she wrote to the Sisters in Italy asking them for fabric for habits and veils. They needed an extra set. She’d quickly learned that the Sisters had to always look neat and tidy, “… or they will call us…
Sunday, December 24 4th Advent Mass at 9:30 & 11 in English, 3pm in Spanish Christmas Vigil Mass at 8pm Monday, December 25 The Nativity of the Lord, Mass at 11am Note: the Shrine will close following the Mass Tuesday-Friday, December 26-29 Mass at 12 noon, Adoration 12:30-1:30pm Saturday, December…
With our prayers for a peaceful, reflective season as you prepare for the coming of the Christ Child.
On Friday, December 15 at 7pm, celebrated early music vocalist Ruth Cunningham joins Electric Diamond at the Shrine for a distinctive Christmas concert. Drawing inspiration from Mother Cabrini’s reflections on Mary and the Nativity, this concert weaves medieval song, chant, and contemporary improvisation. The result: peaceful, meditative atmospheres in the…