ST PAUL VI ◊◊◊ He was born with the name of Giovanni Baptista Montini in September 26, 1897. His father, […]

DEAD, BURIED, AND RISEN WITH CHRIST By Hans Urs von Balthasar ◊◊◊ Heaven, then, in which we can already participate, […]

THE FULLNESS OF GRACE From the encyclical Redemptoris Mater by St John Paul II ◊◊◊ Immediately after the narration of […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 7th Week of Easter Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) June 1 - 7, […]

THE MYSTERIES OF GLORY By Fr Jean Danielou ◊◊◊ The Apostles' Creed contains a noteworthy passage in which, grammatically speaking, […]

THE WORLD’S RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION By Hans Urs von Balthasar ◊◊◊ The masters of the contemplation of the ascending Word […]

THE MARTYRS OF UGANDA From a homily by Pope St Paul VI ◊◊◊ The African martyrs add another page to […]

THE LORD’S TWO DWELLING-PLACES From a sermon by Ogier of Locedio ◊◊◊ Let us note the Lord’s two dwelling-places: the […]

THE DESTRUCTION OF THE SAXON OAK By Bishop Willibald of Eichstätt ◊◊◊ Many of the people of Hesse were converted […]

THE ASCENSION AND CHRISTIAN PRAYER By Thomas Merton ◊◊◊ At the Ascension, in the sight of the disciples, "the nature […]

THIS NEW WORLD By Pierre Benoît ◊◊◊ When inspired writings speak of Christ seated at the right hand of the […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 10th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) June 8 - […]

TO KNOW SPIRITUALLY THE WORD MADE FLESH From a homily by St Augustine 1 ◊◊◊ A comforter, an advocate, (for […]

THAT WISE AND VALIANT WOMAN By Fr Hugo Rahner 2 ◊◊◊ The valiant woman symbolizes both Mary and the Church […]

THE DAY THAT WILL NEVER END From a sermon by St Ephrem 3 ◊◊◊ Lord, shed upon our darkened souls […]

THE LESSON OF ST BARNABAS From a sermon by St John Henry Newman 4 ◊◊◊ On two occasions the conduct […]

ALICE THE LEPER From “The Life of St Alice” by Arnold of Villiers 5 ◊◊◊ Alice was a nun of […]

ST ANTHONY OF PADUA From the Little Flowers of St Francis of Assisi 6 ◊◊◊ At one time that wonderful […]

LAMENT FOR THE DEATH OF GERARD By St Bernard of Clairvaux 7 ◊◊◊ How much better for me, O Gerard, […]