THE WOLF SHALL DWELL WITH THE LAMB From a sermon by St Aelred of Rievaulx3 ◊◊◊ The prophet Isaiah said: […]

CHRIST SHOULD BE RECEIVED WITH GREAT REVERENCE From “The Imitation of Christ” by Thomas à Kempis4 ◊◊◊ You command me […]

THE BODY IS CHRIST’S From the writing of St Ambrose5 ◊◊◊ It is a marvelous thing that God rained manna […]

MARY REVEALS HER NAME From the final writing of St Maximilian Kolbe6 ◊◊◊ IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. These words fell from the […]

CHRISTIAN UNITY From the writing of Matthew the Poor7 ◊◊◊ It is because the Christian seeks God that he seeks […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 2nd Week of Advent Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) December 10 - 16, […]

PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD From a sermon by St Francis de Sales1 ◊◊◊ NOW, since our divine Savior […]

THE RESURRECTION OF THE FLESH From a sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux2 ◊◊◊ At the first coming John the […]

THE APPEARANCE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AT GUADALUPE From the first written Aztec account of the apparition3 ◊◊◊ Upon […]

THE HISTORICAL MEETING POINT OF MARTYRDOM AND MONASTICISM From the writing of St Christian de Chergé4 ◊◊◊ From the beginnings […]

LOVE OF THE CROSS From an essay by St Edith Stein ◊◊◊ We hear repeatedly that St. John of the […]

CHRIST IS WITH US From “Love Letters from Cell 92” – The correspondence between Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his fiancé Maria […]

ON REPENTANCE From the writing of St Silouan the Athonite ◊◊◊ Glory be to the Lord that He gave us […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 3rd Week of Advent Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) December 17 - 23, […]

THE AUTHENTIC WITNESS From the writings of Fr Jean Danielou ◊◊◊ As John the Baptist was the Lord’s precursor even […]

“O ADONAI” THE LORD WHO LOVED US FIRST From the writings of William of St Thierry ◊◊◊ You alone are […]

WHEN PRAYER IS SILENCED From a commentary by Servant of God Dolindo Ruotolo ◊◊◊ Zechariah was Priest of the eighth […]

“O KEY OF DAVID” From a treatise by St John Chrysostom ◊◊◊ Christ had the power to set the human […]

GETHSEMANI ABBEY: ITS FOUNDATION From the account of Dom Eutropius Proust ◊◊◊ We arrived at Gethsemani on the twenty-first of […]