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 […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 7th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) Feb. 23 - […]

MERCY AND FAITHFULNESS From a commentary by St Augustine of Hippo 1 ◊◊◊ We have here a tremendous statement on […]

THE LOVE OF ONE’S NEIGHBOR By Alan of Lille 2 ◊◊◊ Certainly he who cuts himself off from the love […]

HOW FAITH CRIES OUT TO BE LIVED By Catherine de Hueck Doherty 3 ◊◊◊ What is faith? Some say they […]

FOLLOWING CHRIST From a commentary by St Jerome 4 ◊◊◊ Peter spoke up and said to Jesus, "Look, we have […]