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 […]

THOSE WHO LOVE GOD ARE ALWAYS HAPPY From the writing of St Alphonsus de Ligouri 3 ◊◊◊ Alphonsus the Great, […]

THE PARADISE OF THE HEART From the spiritual writings of John Comenius 4 ◊◊◊ I walked between the rows of […]

THE LAST STAGE OF LOVE From “Purgation and Purgatory” by St Catherine of Genoa 5 ◊◊◊ In its creation the […]

THE CROSS IS THE LADDER TO HEAVEN From the writings of St. John Vianney 6 ◊◊◊ You must love while […]

OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major 7 ◊◊◊ As the Church in Rome […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 18th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) August 6 - […]

THE BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA AUGUST 6th, 1945 From the recorded account of Fr. Pedro Arrupe 1 ◊◊◊ It was 8:15 […]

ST CAJETAN From the writings of Alban Butler2 ◊◊◊ St Cajetan was son of Caspar, Count of Thiene, of the […]

THE SIX VIRTUES OF ST. DOMINIC From the writings of St Mechthild 3 ◊◊◊ On the feast of St. Dominic […]

I WILL REMAIN WITH YOU From the writings of Edith Stein (St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) 4 ◊◊◊ You […]

CONCERNING BURNED LOVE From the writings of St Mechthild 5 ◊◊◊ "Ah, dear Lord, have mercy on one who has […]