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 […]

FROM THE SPIRITUAL DIARIES of St John de Brebeuf, priest and martyr5 ◊◊◊ For two days now I have experienced […]

SURRENDERING OUR WILL TO GOD A reading from the works of St Teresa of Jesus6 ◊◊◊ We can promise easily […]

TO A TEACHER: ABOUT THE APPEARANCE OF THE THEOTOKOS From the missionary letters of Saint Nikolai Velimirovich7 ◊◊◊ You write […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 29th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) October 22 - […]

WHOSE LIKENESS AND INSCRIPTION IS THIS? From a commentary by Lawrence of Brindisi1 ◊◊◊ In today's gospel we find two […]

CONFIDENCE IN GOD IS THE CURE OF SELF-LOVE A letter from Fr. Jean-Pierre de Caussade to a religious sister 2 […]

THE RETURN OF THE MASTER From a commentary by St Gregory the Great 3 ◊◊◊ At that time Jesus said […]

THE EXERCISE OF VIRTUES From “Introduction to the Devout Life” by St Francis de Sales4 ◊◊◊ Charity never enters the […]

KINDLED AND ENFLAMED BY GOD From “The Eternal Promise” by Quaker Thomas Kelly5 ◊◊◊ God your passion? Do you long […]

THOSE WHO SEARCH FOR THE TIME OF CHRIST’S COMING From a commentary by St Cyril of Alexandria6 ◊◊◊ Observe how… […]

THE ZEAL OF THE APOSTLES From a sermon on Sts. Simon and Jude by St John Henry Newman7 ◊◊◊ The […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 30th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) October 29 - […]

PERFECT LOVE CASTS OUT FEAR From a commentary by St Augustine1 ◊◊◊ I know, beloved, how well fed you are […]

HUMBLE YOURSELF AND BE COMFORTED From the writing of St Alphonsus de Liguori2 ◊◊◊ When you...are visited by God with […]

THE OPPOSITION OF THE FALLEN SPIRITS TO PRAYER From the writing of Bishop Ignatius Brianchaninov3 ◊◊◊ The devil employs all […]