THE DAYS ARE PASSING, AND SOON YOU WILL ENCOUNTER THE END From the prayers of Ephraim the Syrian6 ◊◊◊ Let […]

THE LIFE OF CHRIST, HIDDEN IN YOUR HEARTS From a sermon by Blessed Guerric of Igny7 ◊◊◊ What can so […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 10th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) June 11 - […]

THE BODY OF CHRIST From a commentary by St Augustine1 ◊◊◊ You see on God's altar bread and a cup. […]

PURITY OF HEART From a sermon by Isaac of Stella2 ◊◊◊ “HAPPY are the pure in heart, they shall see […]

ST ANTHONY OF PADUA 3 ◊◊◊ Anthony was born in the year 1195 at Lisbon, Portugal, where his father was […]

LAMENT FOR THE DEATH OF GERARD By St Bernard of Clairvaux4 ◊◊◊ How much better for me, O Gerard, if […]

ON THE SIN OF ANGER A Sermon by Alphonsus Liguori 5 ◊◊◊ ANGER resembles fire; hence, as fire is vehement […]

CAST YOURSELF INTO HIS HEART From the mystical dialogue between Jesus and Sister Josefa Menéndez6 ◊◊◊ With a gesture of […]

THE VIRGIN KEPT ALL THESE THINGS IN HER HEART By St Elizabeth of the Trinity 7 ◊◊◊ "Those whom God […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 11th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) June 18 - […]

GATHER IN THE HARVEST From a commentary by St John Chrysostom1 ◊◊◊ All farm work is undertaken with a view […]

LOVING YOUR ENEMIES A sermon by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.2 ◊◊◊ I am certain that Jesus understood the difficulty […]

WHEN PRAYER PROCEEDS FROM PURE GRIEF FOR SOMEONE From a reflection by St Silouan the Athonite3 ◊◊◊ The Lord would […]

FROM A LETTER TO HIS MOTHER by St Aloysius Gonzaga4 ◊◊◊ Your letter found me lingering still in this region […]

FROM A LETTER WRITTEN IN PRISON TO HIS DAUGHTER, MARGARET by St Thomas More5 ◊◊◊ Although I know well, Margaret, […]