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 […]

Mother and Child6 from the writing of St Mechthild of Magdeburg When the time had come, when other women are […]