WHAT I WANT IS MERCY, NOT SACRIFICE A commentary by St Clement of Alexandria1 ◊◊◊ The doors are open for […]

DEATH AND THE MONK From “The Meaning of the Monastic Life” by Fr Louis Bouyer2 ◊◊◊ It is not purely […]

THE CATHEDRAL OF THE ASSUMPTION3 ◊◊◊ Catholics were a small and scattered lot in the earliest days after Louisville’s founding […]

THE HUMILITY OF ST FRANCIS From “The Life of St Francis” by St Bonaventure4 ◊◊◊ In order to render himself […]

TRUE LOVE From “The Story of a Soul” by St Thérèse of Lisieux5 ◊◊◊ At the beginning of my religious […]

A READING FROM THE STATUTES OF THE CARTHUSIAN ORDER6 ◊◊◊ 12 Master Bruno and six companions entered the desert of […]

THE ROSARY IS NOT A ROAD, BUT A PLACE From the writings of Fr Romano Guardini7 ◊◊◊ To linger in […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 27th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) October 8 - […]

THE VINE AND THE VINEDRESSER A commentary by St Basil the Great1 ◊◊◊ You need only look at the vine […]

THE INVISIBLE CHURCH From “The Paradise of the Heart” by John Comenius2 ◊◊◊ A still greater light began to shine […]

MARY AND MARTHA From a sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux3 ◊◊◊ Jesus entered into a certain village, and a […]

THE SPIRITUAL TESTAMENT of St Pope John XXIII4 ◊◊◊ On the point of presenting myself before the One and Triune […]

A MAN WHO IS HUNTED From a sermon by John Tauler5 ◊◊◊ The hypocrites, or Pharisees, are those who rank […]

ON HUMILITY From a discourse by Dorotheos of Gaza6 ◊◊◊ ONE OF THE FATHERS used to say, 'Before anything else […]

THE VIRGIN AND THE HUMAN RACE From the writing of Matthew the Poor7 ◊◊◊ "Behold, I am the handmaid of […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 28th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) October 15 - […]

THE LOVE THAT SPRINGS FROM A PURE HEART From a commentary by St Augustine1 ◊◊◊ All believers are familiar with […]

ST HEDWIG OF SILESIA2 ◊◊◊ The father of this saint was Bertold III of Andechs, Marquis of Meran, Count of […]

FROM A LETTER TO THE ROMANS by St Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr3 ◊◊◊ I am writing to all […]

THE GOSPEL OF MERCY From a commentary by Servant of God Dolindo Ruotolo4 ◊◊◊ The Gospel of Luke is called […]