THE RESURRECTION OF THE FLESH From a sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux2 ◊◊◊ At the first coming John the […]

THE APPEARANCE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AT GUADALUPE From the first written Aztec account of the apparition3 ◊◊◊ Upon […]

THE HISTORICAL MEETING POINT OF MARTYRDOM AND MONASTICISM From the writing of St Christian de Chergé4 ◊◊◊ From the beginnings […]

LOVE OF THE CROSS From an essay by St Edith Stein ◊◊◊ We hear repeatedly that St. John of the […]

CHRIST IS WITH US From “Love Letters from Cell 92” – The correspondence between Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his fiancé Maria […]

ON REPENTANCE From the writing of St Silouan the Athonite ◊◊◊ Glory be to the Lord that He gave us […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 3rd Week of Advent Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) December 17 - 23, […]

THE AUTHENTIC WITNESS From the writings of Fr Jean Danielou ◊◊◊ As John the Baptist was the Lord’s precursor even […]

“O ADONAI” THE LORD WHO LOVED US FIRST From the writings of William of St Thierry ◊◊◊ You alone are […]

WHEN PRAYER IS SILENCED From a commentary by Servant of God Dolindo Ruotolo ◊◊◊ Zechariah was Priest of the eighth […]

“O KEY OF DAVID” From a treatise by St John Chrysostom ◊◊◊ Christ had the power to set the human […]

GETHSEMANI ABBEY: ITS FOUNDATION From the account of Dom Eutropius Proust ◊◊◊ We arrived at Gethsemani on the twenty-first of […]

RAISE YOUR HEADS, BECAUSE YOUR REDEMPTION IS DRAWING NEAR From the writings of St Rafael Arnaiz6 ◊◊◊ There are many […]

IF YOU KNEW THE GIFT OF GOD From the writing of St Elizabeth of the Trinity ◊◊◊ What is the […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 4th Sunday/Christmas Octave Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) December 24 - 30, 2023 […]

YOU SHALL CONCEIVE AND BEAR A SON From a commentary by St Bede the Venerable ◊◊◊ Today's reading of the […]

TODAY A SAVIOR HAS BEEN BORN FOR YOU From a commentary by St Aelred of Rievaulx ◊◊◊ Today, in the […]

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

CHILDREN OF GOD From the letters of St Cyprian of Carthage ◊◊◊ The martyrdom of children marked the very beginning […]