On Discretion. From the Rule of St. Columban for Monks. How necessary discretion is for monks is shown by the […]

The martyrs' share in Christ's victory, from a letter of St Paul Le-Bao-Tinh. I, Paul, in chains for the name […]

A Reading from a Sermon on the Song of Songs, by Bernard of Clairvaux. What does mean then by saying: […]

A Reading from a Sermon on the Song of Songs by St Bernard This is the title: "The Beginning of […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 1st Week of Advent Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) November 27 - December […]

A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by Paschasius Radbertus   Watch, for you do not know the day or […]

The Six Aspects of Advent A sermon by St. Bernard of Clairvaux   Today, brothers, we celebrate the beginning of […]

Commentary on Isaiah by Eusebius of Caesarea   The kindest promise was made to the Jewish nation, and it is […]

ST ANDREW'S UNIQUE ROLE AMONG THE APOSTLES from a Sermon by St. John Henry Newman St. John the Evangelist, under […]

Sermon for the Coming of the Lord by Aelred of Rievaulx   It is time, dear brothers, for us to […]

Knowing How to Wait A meditation by Saint Rafael Arnaiz   In La Trapa, we Trappists have a consolation that […]

St. Francis Xavier from Butler’s Lives of the Saints   Francis Xavier was born in Spanish Navarre at the castle […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 2nd Week of Advent Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) December 4 - 10, […]

A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by St. Augustine1 The gospel tells us that some people were rebuked by […]

Sermon One for the Coming of the Lord2 by St. Aelred of Rievaulx Let us see how all the saints […]

A Reading from the Third Advent Sermon of Bl. Guerric of Igny3 Be prepared now Israel to meet the Lord, […]

A Letter to Irenaeus by Saint Ambrose If someone has taken up residence in the heavenly city, let him not […]