Fr. Roger Landry

Aspirations, The Anchor, August 21, 2015

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting into the Deep The Anchor August 21, 2015   Last week we considered as part of a Catholic Plan of Life the various interiors acts of mind and will that transform us over time as they flower in virtuous actions, habits...

Spiritual Reading, The Anchor, June 26, 2015

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting into the Deep The Anchor June 26, 2015 Eight days ago, Pope Francis published his encyclical on the environment entitled, Laudato Si’: On the Care of Our Common Home. Have you read it yet? If not, have you started? If...

The Particular Exam, The Anchor, May 29, 2015

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting into the Deep The Anchor May 29, 2015   There’s a huge difference between a general wish to grow in faith and holiness and a plan to cooperate with God’s help to do so. A Plan of Life involves not just good desires...

The Memorare, The Anchor, May 15, 2015

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting into the Deep The Anchor May 15, 2015   The month of May, which is traditionally dedicated to Mary, is a fitting time to look at Marian practices in a plan of life designed to help us unite our entire day and life to...

Regina Caeli, The Anchor, April 17, 2015

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting into the Deep The Anchor April 17, 2015   Last week we considered the Angelus, one of the most effective of all the spiritual practices in a plan of life to help maintain a sense of God’s presence as we ponder in the...

Almsgiving, The Anchor, March 6, 2015

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting into the Deep The Anchor March 6, 2015   On Ash Wednesday, Jesus spoke about three elements central to a Christian plan of life. Last week we discussed fasting. We’ve tackled prayer several times already and will do...

The Good We Can Do, The Anchor, July 18, 2014

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting into the Deep The Anchor July 18, 2014 The summer is a time in which many parishes host missionaries to beg for spiritual and material support and to raise the awareness of people here to the various needs, struggles and...

Rules of Life, The Anchor, May 2, 2014

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting into the Deep The Anchor May 2, 2014 Why was Pope John XXIII canonized last Sunday? The most popular reason given in the extensive media coverage of his and John Paul II’s canonization was that he was the pope who called...

Mob Injustice, The Anchor, April 18, 2014

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting into the Deep The Anchor April 18, 2014 Among all the spiritually vertiginous aspects of the Good Friday account, from Jesus’ being spat upon, slapped, mercilessly scourged, mocked and hammered to a tree, what’s always...

Pope Francis and Adoration, March 15, 2014

Fr. Roger J. Landry Casa Maria Retreat House of the Sister Servants of the Eternal Word, Irondale, AL Retreat on Pope Francis, The Reform of the Church and Us March 14-16, 2014 To listen to an audio recording of this conference, please click below: ...

Pope Francis and Charity, March 15, 2014

Fr. Roger J. Landry Casa Maria Retreat House of the Sister Servants of the Eternal Word, Irondale, AL Retreat on Pope Francis, The Reform of the Church and Us March 14-16, 2014 To listen to an audio recording of this conference, please click below: ...

Pope Francis and Prayer, March 15, 2014

Fr. Roger J. Landry Casa Maria Retreat House of the Sister Servants of the Eternal Word, Irondale, AL Retreat on Pope Francis, The Reform of the Church and Us March 14-16, 2014 To listen to an audio recording of this conference, please click below: ...

Pope Francis and Mercy, March 15, 2014

Fr. Roger J. Landry Casa Maria Retreat House of the Sister Servants of the Eternal Word, Irondale, AL Retreat on Pope Francis, The Reform of the Church and Us March 14-16, 2014 To listen to an audio recording of this conference, please click below: ...

Marriage Couple Questions

This is a questionnaire I give to couples prior to marriage preparation, to help me to get to know them so that I might meet them where they’re at in the understanding and practice of the faith and lead them to where the Church hopes...

The Redeem Team, The Anchor, November 8, 2013

Fr. Roger J. Landry Putting into the Deep The Anchor November 8, 2013 When the 2013 Red Sox began their season on April 1, if someone had said that seven months later they would be World Series Champions, it wouldn’t have worked even as a lame April...

Scouts’ Dishonor, The Anchor, June 14, 2013

Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting into the Deep June 14, 2013 On May 23, the leadership of the Boy Scouts of America, which seeks to train boys in courage and other virtues, sadly capitulated to external campaigns of economic extortion and...

Christ And His Vicar, The Anchor, May 31, 2013

Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting into the Deep May 31, 2013 One of the greatest learning experiences of my life was to study for three years with the papal Latinist, Fr. Reginald Foster, during my studies in Rome. A Carmelite from Milwaukee...

Pope Francis and the Devil, The Anchor, May 24, 2013

Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting into the Deep May 24, 2013 Pope Francis was elected in order to bring about the reform of the Church. As we’ve described in previous columns, however, he is not limiting himself to fixing what needs to be fixed...

First Impressions, The Anchor, March 22, 2013

Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Putting Out Into The Deep March 22, 2013 Most of us in Rome to cover the papal conclave and inauguration are still getting over the shock at Pope Francis’ election. We thought that it was certainly possible, if the...

Blessed by God, The Anchor, March 8, 2013

Fr. Roger J. Landry The Anchor Special Edition on Pope Benedict March 8, 2013 Over the last 25 days since Benedict XVI’s shocking announcement, I’ve been pondering the influence he has had in my formation as a disciple and a priest and have been...