Vigils Reading – SS Robert, Alberic, & Stephen
THE BEGINNINGS OF THE CISTERCIAN ORDER A reading from the “Exordium Parvum” ◊◊◊ We Cistercians, the first founders of this […]
THE BEGINNINGS OF THE CISTERCIAN ORDER A reading from the “Exordium Parvum” ◊◊◊ We Cistercians, the first founders of this […]
THE VIRTUE OF ST TIMOTHY AS A PATTERN FOR CHRISTIANS From a sermon by St John Henry Newman ◊◊◊ “Drink […]
THE ATTITUDE OF ST THOMAS AQUINAS BEFORE THE TRUTH By Josef Pieper ◊◊◊ In considering the teaching of St Thomas, […]
THE HAPPINESS OF HEAVEN From a letter by St Alphonsus Liguori ◊◊◊ While we remain on earth, it is difficult, […]
THE FIRE OF LOVE By John of Ford ◊◊◊ ‘May your will’, Lord Jesus, ‘be done on earth as it […]
SIMPLICITY AND OPENNESS From the Collected Works of Saint Rafael Arnaiz ◊◊◊ One must walk so many tortured paths to […]
SHE HEARD THE WORD OF GOD AND KEPT IT By Fr Hans Urs von Balthasar ◊◊◊ Mary is a "prototype […]
Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 4th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) February 2 - […]
THE PASCHAL SIGNIFICANCE OF JESUS’ PRESENTATION From “Sign of Contradiction” by Pope St John Paul II ◊◊◊ Forty days after […]
THE EYEWITNESS OF THE APOSTLES By Fr Hans Urs von Balthasar ◊◊◊ The Apostles are the founders of the Church, […]
ON PREACHING CHRIST By St Albert the Great ◊◊◊ Just as the body is borne about on legs, so Christ […]
ST AGATHA From Butler’s Lives of the Saints ◊◊◊ St Agatha has retained her place in the Universal Calendar following […]
THE MARTYRDOM OF ST PAUL MIKI AND HIS COMPANIONS By a contemporary writer ◊◊◊ The crosses were set in place. […]
THE WATERS OF REGENERATION From a sermon by St Ambrose ◊◊◊ What is regeneration? You can read in the Acts […]
MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS By St Thérèse of Lisieux ◊◊◊ In speaking of our Lady, we ought not to […]
PROPHECY AND CONFIRMATION From a commentary by St Augustine of Hippo 1 ◊◊◊ While he was on the mountain with […]
Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 5th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) February 9 - […]
THE LIFE OF ST SCHOLASTICA From Butler’s Lives of the Saints 2 ◊◊◊ St Scholastica, who was St Benedict’s sister, […]
ST BENEDICT OF ANIANE From Butler’s Lives of the Saints 3 ◊◊◊ Benedict was the son of Aigulf of Maguelone […]
BLESSED HUMBELINE From the Life of St Bernard 4 ◊◊◊ From earliest childhood Humbeline and Bernard had been drawn together […]
SAINTS CYRIL AND METHODIUS From Butler’s Lives of the Saints 6 ◊◊◊ In 862 there arrived in Constantinople an ambassador […]
MARY AND THE FRUITFULNESS OF VIRGINITY From “The Seat of Wisdom” by Fr Louis Bouyer 7 ◊◊◊ Virginity consecrated to […]
THE CROWNS OF VICTORY From a commentary by St John Chrysostom1 ◊◊◊ Only Christians have a true sense of values, […]
THE BEGINNING OF CHRIST’S PUBLIC MINISTRY From “The Lord” by Fr Romano Guardini ◊◊◊ What a privilege it must have […]
THE MISSIONARY LIFE OF THE CHURCH By Fr Jean Danielou ◊◊◊ The mission of today is, first of all, a […]
ETERNAL LIFE AND ITS DIFFERENCE From a sermon by Monsignor Ronald Knox ◊◊◊ The mistake we are tempted to make, […]
THE GLORY OF THE SAINTS IN HEAVEN By Stephen of Sawley ◊◊◊ After you have cleared the battle-line of your […]
ST PETER DAMIAN From a discourse of Pope Benedict XVI ◊◊◊ St Peter Damian was one of the most significant […]
THE CHAIR OF ST PETER By St John Henry Newman ◊◊◊ The very first act of the Apostles after Christ […]
Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 7th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) Feb. 23 - […]
MERCY AND FAITHFULNESS From a commentary by St Augustine of Hippo 1 ◊◊◊ We have here a tremendous statement on […]