FOOLS ARE PLEASING TO GOD From “The Praise of Folly” by Desiderius Erasmus4 ◊◊◊ Our Lord gave thanks that God […]

THE SWEET YOKE OF CHARITY From “The Nature and Dignity of Love” by William of St Thierry5 ◊◊◊ What shall […]

DIRECT YOUR THOUGHTS UTTERLY TO GOD From “The Form of Living” by Richard Rolle6 ◊◊◊ Because you have abandoned the […]

KEEP WATCH FOR CHRIST From the writings of Blessed Guerric of Igny7 ◊◊◊ Brethren, this is the day which the […]

WEEDS AMONG THE WHEAT A commentary by St Gregory Palamas1 ◊◊◊ Now as the Lord himself explains, the darnel is […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 16th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) July 23 - […]

UNIFORMITY IN ALL THINGS From the writing of St Alphonsus de Ligouri2 ◊◊◊ The essence of perfection is to embrace […]

CAN YOU DRINK THE CUP A homily by St John Chrysostom3 ◊◊◊ The sons of Zebedee press Christ: “Promise that […]

SHE CALLED HER MARY From the Protoevangelium of James4 ◊◊◊ In the records of the twelve tribes of Israel was […]

PERFECT SIMPLICITY An Excerpt from “The Spirit of Simplicity”5 ◊◊◊ The union of wills, making us one Spirit with God, […]

THE REMEMBRANCE OF GOD’S PRESENCE AND THE GUARDING OF THE HEART From the writings of Nil Sorsky6 ◊◊◊ By fighting […]

OF THE FOUR DAYS OF LAZARUS A sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux7 ◊◊◊ He who is our life hastens […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 17th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) July 30 - […]

SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND A Commentary by Origen 1 ◊◊◊ To the seeker after the fine pearls may be […]

CONSOLATION AND DESOLATION From the “Spiritual Exercises” of St Ignatius of Loyola2 ◊◊◊ In the case of those who go […]

THOSE WHO LOVE GOD ARE ALWAYS HAPPY From the writing of St Alphonsus de Ligouri 3 ◊◊◊ Alphonsus the Great, […]

THE PARADISE OF THE HEART From the spiritual writings of John Comenius 4 ◊◊◊ I walked between the rows of […]

THE LAST STAGE OF LOVE From “Purgation and Purgatory” by St Catherine of Genoa 5 ◊◊◊ In its creation the […]

THE CROSS IS THE LADDER TO HEAVEN From the writings of St. John Vianney 6 ◊◊◊ You must love while […]

OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major 7 ◊◊◊ As the Church in Rome […]