News from The Villa

The spring weather has rolled in, has brought new life to the environment. Green grass, leaves bursting out, plants growing in the garden. I’m always excited to see the bleeding heart surge out of the ground as it grows so very quickly. We are ahead of schedule this year, especially after days like this past…

He IS Risen

I grew up with the Sunday morning refrain when greeting each other – ” He is rise”, response: “He is risen indeed”. And today is the day we mark the resurrection of Christ. This is why The Church has met on Sunday (the first day of the week) and not the Hebrew tradition of Sabbath….

Silent Saturday

O sacred Head, now wounded,With grief and shame weighed down,Now scornfully surroundedWith thorns, Thine only crown;How pale Thou art with anguish,With sore abuse and scorn!How does that visage languishWhich once was bright as morn! What Thou, my Lord, hast sufferedWas all for sinners’ gain:Mine, mine was the transgression,But Thine the deadly pain;Lo, here I fall,…