Knowing How to Wait A meditation by Saint Rafael Arnaiz   In La Trapa, we Trappists have a consolation that […]

St. Francis Xavier from Butler’s Lives of the Saints   Francis Xavier was born in Spanish Navarre at the castle […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 2nd Week of Advent Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) December 4 - 10, […]

A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by St. Augustine1 The gospel tells us that some people were rebuked by […]

Sermon One for the Coming of the Lord2 by St. Aelred of Rievaulx Let us see how all the saints […]

A Reading from the Third Advent Sermon of Bl. Guerric of Igny3 Be prepared now Israel to meet the Lord, […]

A Letter to Irenaeus by Saint Ambrose If someone has taken up residence in the heavenly city, let him not […]

“I am the Immaculate Conception” - Mary Reveals Her Name5 The final writing of St. Maximilian Kolbe IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. These […]

If you Knew the Gift of God6 From the spiritual writings of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity What is the […]

The Historical Meeting Point of Martyrdom and Monasticism7 A chapter talk by St. Christian de Chergé From the beginnings of […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 3rd Week of Advent Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) December 11 - 17, […]

A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by Thomas of Villanova1 The gospel narrative tells of a question which John […]

THE SIGNS OF SALVATION by Carlo Cardinal Martini2 Human persons are hearers of God’s word and find fulfillment by putting […]

An excerpt from ON THE TWOFOLD COMING AND THE WINGS COVERED IN SILVER3 by St Bernard of Clairvaux That you […]

COUNSELS TO A RELIGIOUS ON HOW TO REACH PERFECTION by St John of the Cross4 He who wishes to be […]

A Letter from PADRE PIO to his Spiritual Child5 May the divine Spirit come down into your heart and fill […]

An Excerpt from Sermon Eighty-Three on the Song of Songs6 by John of Ford From the moment that ‘the Word […]

WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE WORD OF GOD TO BECOME MAN? an excerpt from the writings of St Irenaeus […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 4th Week of Advent Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) December 18 - 24, […]

A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by St Bede Matthew the evangelist gives us an account of the way […]

A Letter from Blessed Maria Gabriella to her Mother Dearest Mamma, For a long time I thought that I would […]

From the Fourth and Fifth Meditations of the Blessed and Ever Glorious Virgin Mary by Stephen of Sawley God the […]

An excerpt from Gethsemani Abbey: Its Foundation by Dom Eutropius Proust We left Louisville on the twentieth of December, and […]

Sermon 87 on the Advent of the Lord by Aelred of Rievaulx Let us live soberly and piously <and justly> […]

Hope - A meditation by St Charles de Foucauld O God, tell me about hope! How can hopeful thoughts originate […]

Christmas Eve In Algeria An excerpt from The Last Monk of Tibhirine Christmas Eve arrived. Jean-Pierre was in the sacristy […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass Christmas Octave Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) December 25 - 31, 2022 Sun […]

A Reading from the Third Sermon of St Fulgentius, Bishop of Ruspe1 Yesterday we celebrated the birth in time of […]

The Heartbeats of the Lord Jesus2 by St Gertrud the Great When she saw others hurrying off to a sermon, […]

A Reading about the Three Kinds of Martyrdom3 from a sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux Blessed is he that […]

On the Nativity of Christ4 by St Gregory of Nazianzus Christ is born, give glory; Christ is from the heavens, […]

The Duties of Each Moment5 An excerpt from the writing of Jean-Pierre de Caussade There are remarkably few extraordinary characteristics […]