O ROOT OF JESSE From a homily by Fr Geoffrey Preston ◊◊◊ Jesus does not come of a particularly good […]

O KEY OF DAVID From a sermon by St Odilo of Cluny ◊◊◊ The testimony of the ancient prophets to […]

O RADIANT DAWN By St Irenaeus ◊◊◊ There is one God who, through the Word and Wisdom, made everything and […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 4th Week of Advent Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) December 22 - 28, […]

WAIT PATIENTLY FOR THE LORD TO COME From a commentary by Blessed Guerric of Igny ◊◊◊ Our King and Savior […]

O EMMANUEL From a commentary by St Cyril of Alexandria ◊◊◊ Isaiah speaks at some length of Cyrus, king of […]

HOLY NIGHT By Karl Rahner ◊◊◊ Why do we call the feast we are keeping tonight a "sacred night"? Night […]

THE NATIVITY KERYGMA By Thomas Merton3 ◊◊◊ In its prayers, the Church plunges us into the Light of God shining […]

THE GIFT OF LOVE From a sermon by St Fulgentius ◊◊◊ Yesterday we celebrated the birth in time of our […]

THE ROOT OF CHARITY From a sermon by St John Henry Newman ◊◊◊ The love of God is not the […]

THE HOLY INNOCENTS From the letters of St Cyprian ◊◊◊ The martyrdom of children marked the very beginning of Christ's […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass Christmas Season Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) Dec. 29, 2024 - Jan. 4, […]

THE FAMILY AT NAZARETH By Fr Ambroise-Marie Carré ◊◊◊ In these days when the Church is experiencing a renewal of […]

THE ABSOLUTE GOODNESS OF GOD From a treatise by St John Eudes ◊◊◊ Our loving Savior, in various places in […]

GOD’S DESIGN FOR LOVE From the writing of Pope St Paul VI ◊◊◊ As holy scripture teaches us, before it […]

LOOK TO MARY From the letters of Adam of Perseigne ◊◊◊ You, Lady, are my all. In your hands has […]

THE QUALITIES OF THE MONK From a discourse by St Basil the Great ◊◊◊ First and foremost, the monk should […]

CHRIST AMONG US From a homily by St Basil the Great ◊◊◊ God is on earth, God is among us, […]

O SOUL OF MY SOUL By St Elizabeth Ann Seton ◊◊◊ How often have I felt my soul awakened by […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass Epiphany Week Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) January 5 - 11, 2025 Sun […]