Vigils Reading – Holy Trinity Sunday
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE TRINITY A commentary by St Athanasius1 ◊◊◊ It will not be out of place to consider the […]
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE TRINITY A commentary by St Athanasius1 ◊◊◊ It will not be out of place to consider the […]
ST. AUGUSTINE, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY From the writing of Alban Butler2 ◊◊◊ When Pope St. Gregory the Great decided that […]
TRINITARIAN FAITH From the Catechism of the Catholic Church3 ◊◊◊ From the beginning, the revealed truth of the Holy Trinity […]
ONE MUST KNOW HUMANITY IN ORDER TO KNOW GOD From a homily by St Pope Paul VI4 ◊◊◊ God is! […]
THE POWER OF THE RISEN CHRIST From “The Mystery of Time” by Fr Jean Mouroux5 ◊◊◊ Christ died to deliver […]
THE FULLNESS OF GRACE From the encyclical Redemptoris Mater by St John Paul II6 ◊◊◊ Immediately after the narration of […]
ST JUSTIN MARTYR From Butler’s Lives of the Saints ◊◊◊ Justin was a Greek from Samaria who became Christian about […]
Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 9th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) June 2 - […]
THE BODY OF CHRIST From a commentary by St Augustine1 ◊◊◊ You see on God's altar bread and a cup. […]
THE MARTYRS OF UGANDA From a homily by St Pope Paul VI2 ◊◊◊ The African martyrs add another page to […]
THE GREATEST OF ALL HIS MIRACLES By St Thomas Aquinas3 ◊◊◊ Since it was the will of God’s only-begotten Son […]
ST BONIFACE The Apostle of Germany4 ◊◊◊ In art and religion, in scholarship and literature, the Anglo-Saxons of the eighth […]
ST NORBERT The Patron of Peace5 ◊◊◊ Norbert is deservedly numbered by historians among those who made an effective contribution […]
A BAPTISM OF BLOOD AND WATER From a commentary by St Catherine of Siena6 ◊◊◊ “Why, gentle spotless lamb, since […]
THE TEMPLE OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY By St Elizabeth of the Trinity7 ◊◊◊ “The Virgin kept all these […]
Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 10th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) June 9 - […]
THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE By an unknown Greek author of the 5th century1 The signs of the Lord's […]
LET YOURSELF BECOME AN ALTAR STONE From a homily by Origen2 All of us who believe in Christ Jesus are […]
ST BARNABAS From Butler’s Lives of the Saints3 Although St Barnabas was not one of the twelve chosen by our […]
ST ALICE DEAREST DAUGHTER OF THE LORD By Arnold of Villiers4 Alice was a nun of La Cambre in Brussels. […]
ST ANTHONY OF PADUA From the Little Flowers of St Francis of Assisi5 At one time that wonderful vessel of […]
LAMENT FOR THE DEATH OF GERARD By St Bernard of Clairvaux6 How much better for me, O Gerard, if I […]
IN PRAISE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY From a sermon by Amadeus of Lausanne7 Since we have, at the bidding […]
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN AND THE MUSTARD SEED From a commentary by St Peter Chrysologus1 ◊◊◊ Brothers and sisters, you […]
BLESSED MARIE JOSEPH CASSANT2 ◊◊◊ Joseph Cassant was born on March 6, 1878 in the southern French town of Casseneuil, […]
THE JOY OF THE ONE WHO LIVES FOR GOD ALONE From the letters of Saint Rafael Arnaiz3 ◊◊◊ God alone. […]
THE LIFE OF ST ROMUALD By St Peter Damian4 ◊◊◊ Romuald lived near the city of Parenzo for three years. […]
THE CHRISTIAN SAINT From “The Faith and Modern Man” by Fr Romano Guardini5 ◊◊◊ We associate the word saints with […]
FROM A LETTER TO HIS MOTHER by St Aloysius Gonzaga6 ◊◊◊ Your letter found me lingering still in this region […]
THE NATURE OF MARY’S MATERNITY From “The Divine Motherhood” by Anscar Vonier7 ◊◊◊ Let us always bear in mind the […]
Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 12th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) June 23 - […]
OBEY THE GOD WHO MADE YOU From a commentary by St Augustine1 ◊◊◊ The Lord's power is by no means […]
THE NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST From a sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux2 ◊◊◊ Let us rejoice, dearly beloved, […]
THE EXAMPLE OF THE SAINTS From a sermon by St John Henry Newman3 ◊◊◊ I have not yet mentioned the […]
DEATH AND OUR LIVES AS CHRISTIANS By Cardinal Jean Daniélou4 ◊◊◊ THE CHRISTIAN LIFE is altogether an act of waiting. […]
THE UNITY OF SPIRIT AND MATTER By Karl Rahner5 ◊◊◊ The history of the angels and the history of the […]
WHERE THE CHURCH IS, THERE IS THE SPIRIT OF GOD From the writing of St Irenaeus6 ◊◊◊ It is within […]
THE CHURCH BUILD UPON THE APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL From a sermon by St Maximus the Confessor7 ◊◊◊ Since all […]
Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 13th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) June 30 - […]
THE DEAD WILL RISE From a commentary by St Peter Chrysologus1 ◊◊◊ Every gospel reading, beloved, is most helpful for […]
THE DEEPEST NEED OF ALL From “The Eternal Promise” by Thomas Kelly2 ◊◊◊ Is God your passion? Do you long […]
WHEN THE LORD CRIES OUT IN OUR HEARTS From “Homilies on the Prophetic Burdens of Isaiah” by St Aelred of […]
WHY DID THOMAS DEMAND PROOF? From a commentary by St Peter Chrysologus4 ◊◊◊ When Thomas heard from his fellow disciples […]
THE SOCIAL TEACHING OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH From a pastoral letter of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops5 ◊◊◊ In […]
THE TAX COLLECTOR ABANDONED EARTHLY WEALTH From a homily by St Bede the Venerable6 ◊◊◊ Jesus saw a man called […]
MARY, THE MOTHER OF THE LORD By Fr Karl Rahner7 ◊◊◊ All that the faith says about the realization of […]