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 […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 5th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) February 9 - […]

PROPHECY AND CONFIRMATION From a commentary by St Augustine of Hippo 1 ◊◊◊ While he was on the mountain with […]

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 […]

THE MEANING OF SUFFERING IN THE LIGHT OF THE MIRACLES AT LOURDES By Pope St John Paul II 5 ◊◊◊ […]

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 […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 6th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) February 16 - […]

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 […]