THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER From a commentary by St Gregory of Nyssa ◊◊◊ The divine Word teaches us how to pray, […]

THE PRECEPTS OF THE RULE From “The Mirror of Charity” by St Aelred of Rievaulx ◊◊◊ Speaking about things having […]

CHRISTIAN UNITY From the Encyclical “Ut Unum Sint” by Pope St John Paul II ◊◊◊ The Second Vatican Council exhorts […]

THE ONE SAVIOR OF ALL From the Encyclical “Redemptoris Missio” by Pope St John Paul II ◊◊◊ The redemption event […]

THE CALL OF THE APOSTLES By Fr Romano Guardini ◊◊◊ What are “Apostles” really? Frankly; the impression we get from […]

THE TRUE NATURE OF THE CHURCH From “Life and Holiness” by Thomas Merton ◊◊◊ We must not regard the Church […]

THE HUMILITY OF GOD’S HANDMAIDEN By St Bernard of Clairvaux ◊◊◊ You can be saved without virginity; without humility you […]

  Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 30th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) Oct. 26 […]

THE TAX COLLECTOR AND THE PHARISEE From a commentary by St Gregory Palamas1 ◊◊◊ The spiritual champion of evil is […]

THE ENJOYMENT OF GOD From “The Golden Epistle” by William of St Thierry 2 ◊◊◊ To “seek the face of […]

THE ENJOYMENT OF GOD From “The Golden Epistle” by William of St Thierry 2 ◊◊◊ To “seek the face of […]

THE ZEAL OF THE APOSTLES From a sermon by St John Henry Newman 3 ◊◊◊ The Apostles commemorated on this […]

THE SPIRIT OF THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH By Dom Damasus Winzen 4 ◊◊◊ The fact that the Church is rather a […]

A JOYFUL AND GENUINE HUMILITY From a sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux  5 ◊◊◊ Do you see that humility […]

THE PATIENCE OF GOD From a treatise by St Cyprian 6 ◊◊◊ Dearly Beloved in the Lord, when we speak […]

UNDER GOD’S MIGHTY HAND From a sermon by St Aelred of Rievaulx 7 ◊◊◊ My brothers, if we are not […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 31st Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) November 2 - […]

THE LOVE BETWEEN GOD AND THE SOUL From “Purgation and Purgatory” by St Catherine of Genoa 1 ◊◊◊ The souls […]

THE SPOUSE OF THE VIRGIN By St Ambrose 2 ◊◊◊ What is virginal chastity but purity free from stain? And […]

THE LEGACY OF ST CHARLES BORROMEO From a homily by Fr Ronald Knox 3 ◊◊◊ When our Lord’s apostles came […]