O RADIANT DAWN By St Irenaeus ◊◊◊ There is one God who, through the Word and Wisdom, made everything and […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 4th Week of Advent Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) December 22 - 28, […]

WAIT PATIENTLY FOR THE LORD TO COME From a commentary by Blessed Guerric of Igny ◊◊◊ Our King and Savior […]

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 […]