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Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 12th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) June 25 - […]
Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 12th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) June 25 - […]
GRAINS OF WHEAT From a commentary by St Augustine1 ◊◊◊ Thanks be to that grain of wheat who freely chose […]
ON SLANDER AND JUDGING From a commentary by St John Climacus2 ◊◊◊ No sensible person, I think, will dispute that […]
THE SECRET OF THE PSALTER From the writing of Dietrich Bonhoeffer3 ◊◊◊ The Psalter occupies a unique place in the […]
PERFECT KNOWLEDGE CANNOT BE ATTAINED IN THE PRESENT LIFE From the writing of St Irenaeus of Lyons4 ◊◊◊ Just as […]
WHEN PRAYER BECOMES WONDER From the letters of John of Dalyatha5 ◊◊◊ Understand, my brother, Our Lord said to Simon, […]
ON HESITATION IN PRAYER From “The Commendation of Faith” by Baldwin of Forde6 ◊◊◊ The fact that the righteous are […]
PARADISO An excerpt of “The Divine Comedy” by Dante Alighieri7 ◊◊◊ I lifted up my eyes; and... I saw more […]
Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 13th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) July 2 - […]
TAKE UP YOUR CROSS From a commentary by St Hilary of Poitiers1 ◊◊◊ Thanks Christ commanded the apostles to leave […]
MY FAITH SEE YOU, LORD From the writing of Bishop of Nikolai Velimirovich2 ◊◊◊ My faith sees You, Lord. It […]
WHY ARE THEY AFRAID? A Sermon by Isaac of Stella3 ◊◊◊ “A great storm arose on the sea.” The wind […]
BE FIRM, STAND FIRM, ACT BOLDY A letter from Henry Suso to a spiritual daughter4 ◊◊◊ Dear daughter, why do […]
THE SUSTAINER OF LIFE From the writing of Howard Thurman5 ◊◊◊ It is of enormous reassurance to us, our Father, […]
WHEN A PERSON’S MIND IS TOUCHED BY GOD From the mystical discourse between God and St Hildegard of Bingen6 ◊◊◊ […]
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HER? From “Revelations of Divine Love” by Julian of Norwich7 ◊◊◊ He showed his sacred […]
Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 14th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) July 9 - […]
GENTLE AND HUMBLE OF HEART A commentary attributed to St John Chrysostom1 ◊◊◊ Our Master is always the same, gentle […]
RELIGION IN A FREE SOCIETY By Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel2 ◊◊◊ Little does contemporary religion ask of man. It is […]
BENEDICT’S DISCIPLES ARE FOREWARNED OF HIS DEATH From “The Dialogues” of St Gregory the Great3 ◊◊◊ In the year that […]
HEAL THE SICK; CAST OUT THE DEMONS An address by Paul Tillich to his graduating seminarians4 ◊◊◊ People often ask, […]
MAY THE VISION OF YOUR BEAUTY BE MY DEATH From the Spiritual Canticles of St John of the Cross5 ◊◊◊ […]
KATERI TEKAKWITHA The Mohawk Saint6 ◊◊◊ 12 Kateri Tekakwitha was born in 1656 in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon, just […]
WHEN THROUGH ECSTASY OUR AFFECTION PASSES OVER ENTIRELY INTO GOD From the writings of St Bonaventure7 ◊◊◊ Christ is the […]
Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 15th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) July 16 - […]
BRING FORTH FRUIT BY PATIENCE A commentary by St Gregory the Great1 ◊◊◊ Dearly beloved, the reading from the holy […]
THE AUTHOR OF ENVY From the “Conferences” by John Cassian2 ◊◊◊ Let us not look for peace outside ourselves and […]
ST CAMILLUS DE LELLIS Patron of the sick and of nurses3 ◊◊◊ Camillus de Lellis was born in 1550 at […]
FOOLS ARE PLEASING TO GOD From “The Praise of Folly” by Desiderius Erasmus4 ◊◊◊ Our Lord gave thanks that God […]
THE SWEET YOKE OF CHARITY From “The Nature and Dignity of Love” by William of St Thierry5 ◊◊◊ What shall […]
DIRECT YOUR THOUGHTS UTTERLY TO GOD From “The Form of Living” by Richard Rolle6 ◊◊◊ Because you have abandoned the […]
KEEP WATCH FOR CHRIST From the writings of Blessed Guerric of Igny7 ◊◊◊ Brethren, this is the day which the […]
WEEDS AMONG THE WHEAT A commentary by St Gregory Palamas1 ◊◊◊ Now as the Lord himself explains, the darnel is […]
UNIFORMITY IN ALL THINGS From the writing of St Alphonsus de Ligouri2 ◊◊◊ The essence of perfection is to embrace […]
CAN YOU DRINK THE CUP A homily by St John Chrysostom3 ◊◊◊ The sons of Zebedee press Christ: “Promise that […]
SHE CALLED HER MARY From the Protoevangelium of James4 ◊◊◊ In the records of the twelve tribes of Israel was […]
PERFECT SIMPLICITY An Excerpt from “The Spirit of Simplicity”5 ◊◊◊ The union of wills, making us one Spirit with God, […]
THE REMEMBRANCE OF GOD’S PRESENCE AND THE GUARDING OF THE HEART From the writings of Nil Sorsky6 ◊◊◊ By fighting […]
OF THE FOUR DAYS OF LAZARUS A sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux7 ◊◊◊ He who is our life hastens […]
Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 17th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) July 30 - […]
SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND A Commentary by Origen 1 ◊◊◊ To the seeker after the fine pearls may be […]
CONSOLATION AND DESOLATION From the “Spiritual Exercises” of St Ignatius of Loyola2 ◊◊◊ In the case of those who go […]