O EMMANUEL From a commentary by St Cyril of Alexandria ◊◊◊ Isaiah speaks at some length of Cyrus, king of […]

HOLY NIGHT By Karl Rahner ◊◊◊ Why do we call the feast we are keeping tonight a "sacred night"? Night […]

THE NATIVITY KERYGMA By Thomas Merton3 ◊◊◊ In its prayers, the Church plunges us into the Light of God shining […]

THE GIFT OF LOVE From a sermon by St Fulgentius ◊◊◊ Yesterday we celebrated the birth in time of our […]

THE ROOT OF CHARITY From a sermon by St John Henry Newman ◊◊◊ The love of God is not the […]

THE HOLY INNOCENTS From the letters of St Cyprian ◊◊◊ The martyrdom of children marked the very beginning of Christ's […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass Christmas Season Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) Dec. 29, 2024 - Jan. 4, […]

THE FAMILY AT NAZARETH By Fr Ambroise-Marie Carré ◊◊◊ In these days when the Church is experiencing a renewal of […]

THE ABSOLUTE GOODNESS OF GOD From a treatise by St John Eudes ◊◊◊ Our loving Savior, in various places in […]

GOD’S DESIGN FOR LOVE From the writing of Pope St Paul VI ◊◊◊ As holy scripture teaches us, before it […]