THE ASCENSION AND CHRISTIAN PRAYER By Thomas Merton 7 ◊◊◊ At the Ascension, in the sight of the disciples, "the […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 7th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) May 19 - […]

THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD HAS FILLED THE WHOLE EARTH A commentary by St Aelred of Rievaulx1 ◊◊◊ Today’s holy […]

MARY’S EDUCATION AS MOTHER OF THE CHURCH From the writing of Hans Urs von Balthasar2 ◊◊◊ At first it was […]

BEARING WITNESS TO THE TRUTH From the Document on Religious Freedom of the Second Vatican Council3 ◊◊◊ When Christ completed […]

THE AIM OF OUR CHRISTIAN LIFE A conversation between St Seraphim of Sarov and his spiritual son4 ◊◊◊ “The Lord […]

RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT From a commentary by St Augustine5 ◊◊◊ The happy day has dawned for us on which […]

BUILT ON THE COMMON LIFE By Baldwin of Ford6 ◊◊◊ It is by no slight or mean or ordinary authority […]

YOU TOO WILL BEAR WITNESS A homily from St Bede the Venerable7 ◊◊◊ We find from many places in the […]