Submission to God in Suffering is a Source of Peace 7 From the writings of Dom Columba Marmion When we […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass Holy Week Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) April 2 - 8, 2023 Sun […]

The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ1 A Commentary by St Augustine Jesus’ hour had not yet come – not […]

The Vice of Covetousness 2 From a homily on the Gospel of John by St John Chrysostom Six days before […]

One of You will Betray Me3 From a Commentary by Origen There are many... who condemn Jesus and say, “Crucify […]

Is It I Rabbi?4 A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by St Jerome And while they were eating, he […]

On the Lord’s Words to His Disciples at the Last Supper5 by Ogier of Locedio When the Lord Jesus began […]

Living United to Your Cross 6 A Meditation by St Rafael Arnaiz Today, at Holy Communion, I felt the consolation […]

A Flash in the Darkness7 From the writings of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel There is a loneliness in us that […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass Easter Octave Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) April 9 - 15, 2023 Sun […]

He is Risen1 From the writings of Thomas Merton The risen life is not easy; it is also a dying […]

On the Resurrection2 From the “Songs for the Fast and Pascha” by St Ephrem the Syrian See the cheerful feast […]

The Self-Revelation of the Risen Christ3 from the writings of Caryl Houselander In the five recorded incidents of Christ appearing […]

An Easter Reflection4 by a Carthusian He is there, the Lord, beside us, the same and yet different. He takes […]

Christ’s New Birth from the Tomb5 From “The Names of Christ” by Luis de León ...There was no natural force […]

A Sermon for Easter6 by St Aelred of Rievaulx As our Lord Jesus Christ deigned to be born for us, […]

Death is Swallowed Up in Victory7 A sermon by Dietrich Bonhoeffer ...We do not like to speak of victories in […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 2nd Week of Easter Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) April 16 - 22, […]

BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN, YET BELIEVE From the writings of Fr. Romano Guardini1 ◊◊◊ And Jesus said […]

THE FAITH THAT OVERCOMES THE WORLD from a sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux2 ◊◊◊ ...“All that is born of […]

VICTORY AS THE FRUIT OF SACRIFICE from a book by Fr. Yves Congar3 ◊◊◊ The victory of the Lamb springs […]

ROOTED IN LOVE From the spiritual writings of the 13th century anchoress Ancrene Wisse4 ◊◊◊ God has earned our love […]

THE FIRSTBORN OF THE DEAD By Geoffrey of Auxerre5 ◊◊◊ He arose from the dead, the first fruits of those […]

THE ENTOMBMENT AND RESURRECTION From the meditations of St Anselm6 ◊◊◊ ... Leave not Mary Magdalene, but court her society, […]

FROM THE LETTERS OF BLESSED MARIA GABRIELLA And her abbess Mother Maria Pia7 ◊◊◊ Letter One - Easter, 1939 Dearest […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 3rd Week of Easter Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) April 23 - 29, […]

THEY RECOGNIZED JESUS AT THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD From an unknown Twelfth century author1 Their eyes were opened, and […]

THE TRUE BREAD FROM HEAVEN From Origen’s treatise On Prayer2 says, “My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. […]

A LIGHT TO THE GENTILES From St Thomas Aquinas’s Catena Aurea on the Gospel of St. Mark3 ...The Lord after […]

JESUS IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST From the Spiritual Autobiography of St Charles de Foucauld4 Lord Jesus, you are in the […]

THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE a reflection from St Rafael Arnaiz5 The other day, everything seemed dark to me. My […]

THE SACRAMENT OF LOVE From the spiritual writings of St Alphonsus de Liguori6 People on their death-bed often make a […]

THE SOUL WHO RECEIVES THIS BREAD OF LIFE From the mystical Dialogue between God and St Catherine of Siena7 ...Open […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 4th Week of Easter Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) April 30 - May […]

THE SHEPHERD OF THE SHEEP From a commentary by St Clement of Alexandria1 In our sickness we need a savior, […]

THE VIRTUES OF ST JOSEPH From the Spiritual Conferences of St Francis de Sales2 The just shall flourish like the […]

AS BRIGHTNESS FROM LIGHT From the Expositio Fidei by St Athanasius 3 We believe in one Unbegotten God, Father Almighty, […]

SAINTS PHILIP AND JAMES From the writings of Alban Butler4 Jesus, we are told, “found Philip” and said to him, […]

WHOEVER RECEIVES ME A Meditation on the Gospel of John by Adrienne von Speyr5 When the Lord wanted to institute […]

HE WHO IS THE WAY From a Sermon by St Isaac of Stella6 ...Who does not want to be happy? […]

WHATSOEVER YOU SHALL ASK From a treatise by St. Augustine7 The Lord, by His promise, gave those whose hopes were […]