TO A TEACHER: ABOUT THE APPEARANCE OF THE THEOTOKOS From the missionary letters of Saint Nikolai Velimirovich7 ◊◊◊ You write […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 29th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) October 22 - […]

WHOSE LIKENESS AND INSCRIPTION IS THIS? From a commentary by Lawrence of Brindisi1 ◊◊◊ In today's gospel we find two […]

CONFIDENCE IN GOD IS THE CURE OF SELF-LOVE A letter from Fr. Jean-Pierre de Caussade to a religious sister 2 […]

THE RETURN OF THE MASTER From a commentary by St Gregory the Great 3 ◊◊◊ At that time Jesus said […]

THE EXERCISE OF VIRTUES From “Introduction to the Devout Life” by St Francis de Sales4 ◊◊◊ Charity never enters the […]

KINDLED AND ENFLAMED BY GOD From “The Eternal Promise” by Quaker Thomas Kelly5 ◊◊◊ God your passion? Do you long […]

THOSE WHO SEARCH FOR THE TIME OF CHRIST’S COMING From a commentary by St Cyril of Alexandria6 ◊◊◊ Observe how… […]

THE ZEAL OF THE APOSTLES From a sermon on Sts. Simon and Jude by St John Henry Newman7 ◊◊◊ The […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 30th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) October 29 - […]

PERFECT LOVE CASTS OUT FEAR From a commentary by St Augustine1 ◊◊◊ I know, beloved, how well fed you are […]

HUMBLE YOURSELF AND BE COMFORTED From the writing of St Alphonsus de Liguori2 ◊◊◊ When you...are visited by God with […]

THE OPPOSITION OF THE FALLEN SPIRITS TO PRAYER From the writing of Bishop Ignatius Brianchaninov3 ◊◊◊ The devil employs all […]

FOLLOWING CHRIST From the writing of St Gertrud the Great4 ◊◊◊ O consuming fire, my God... Devouring me, a speck […]

ALL SOULS’ DAY From a homily by Fr. Karl Rahner5 ◊◊◊ All Souls' Day is the day of everyone who […]

MARTIN THE CHARITABLE The life of St Martin de Porres (1579-1639)6 ◊◊◊ POPE ST JOHN XXIII described St. Martin de […]

ST CHARLES BORROMEO From the writing of Alban Butler7 ◊◊◊ Charles was an aristocrat by birth, his father being Count […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 31st Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) November 5 - […]

THE DESIRE TO SERVE From a commentary by Paschasius Radbertus1 ◊◊◊ Christ is called master, or teacher, by right of […]