Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 7th Week of Easter Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) June 1 - 7, […]

THE MYSTERIES OF GLORY By Fr Jean Danielou ◊◊◊ The Apostles' Creed contains a noteworthy passage in which, grammatically speaking, […]

THE WORLD’S RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION By Hans Urs von Balthasar ◊◊◊ The masters of the contemplation of the ascending Word […]

THE MARTYRS OF UGANDA From a homily by Pope St Paul VI ◊◊◊ The African martyrs add another page to […]

THE LORD’S TWO DWELLING-PLACES From a sermon by Ogier of Locedio ◊◊◊ Let us note the Lord’s two dwelling-places: the […]

THE DESTRUCTION OF THE SAXON OAK By Bishop Willibald of Eichstätt ◊◊◊ Many of the people of Hesse were converted […]

THE ASCENSION AND CHRISTIAN PRAYER By Thomas Merton ◊◊◊ At the Ascension, in the sight of the disciples, "the nature […]

THIS NEW WORLD By Pierre Benoît ◊◊◊ When inspired writings speak of Christ seated at the right hand of the […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 10th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) June 8 - […]

TO KNOW SPIRITUALLY THE WORD MADE FLESH From a homily by St Augustine 1 ◊◊◊ A comforter, an advocate, (for […]

THAT WISE AND VALIANT WOMAN By Fr Hugo Rahner 2 ◊◊◊ The valiant woman symbolizes both Mary and the Church […]

THE DAY THAT WILL NEVER END From a sermon by St Ephrem 3 ◊◊◊ Lord, shed upon our darkened souls […]

THE LESSON OF ST BARNABAS From a sermon by St John Henry Newman 4 ◊◊◊ On two occasions the conduct […]

ALICE THE LEPER From “The Life of St Alice” by Arnold of Villiers 5 ◊◊◊ Alice was a nun of […]

ST ANTHONY OF PADUA From the Little Flowers of St Francis of Assisi 6 ◊◊◊ At one time that wonderful […]

LAMENT FOR THE DEATH OF GERARD By St Bernard of Clairvaux 7 ◊◊◊ How much better for me, O Gerard, […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 11th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) June 15 - […]

THE GIFT OF THE TRINITY From a commentary by St Athanasius ◊◊◊ It will not be out of place to […]

THE DEGREES OF LOVE By St John of the Cross ◊◊◊ The soul is right in daring to say: "may […]

BLESSED MARIE JOSEPH CASSANT From an article by Fr Bernardo Bonowitz3 ◊◊◊ Joseph Cassant was born on March 6, 1878 […]

THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS From a sermon by St John Henry Newman ◊◊◊ When we commemorate the quickening or vivifying […]

THE ANGEL AND THE MACHINE From an article by Thomas Merton5 ◊◊◊ The angels are our brothers and fellow servants […]

THE NECESSITY OF COMMUNITY From an address by St Oscar Romero6 ◊◊◊ A Christian must be concerned to form community […]

A LETTER FROM ST ALOYSIUS GONZAGA TO HIS MOTHER ◊◊◊ Your letter found me lingering still in this region of […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 12th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) June 22 - […]

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

AN UNDIVIDED LOVE FOR CHRIST From the documents of the Second Vatican Council ◊◊◊ From the beginning, the tradition of […]

HE MUST INCREASE AND I MUST DECREASE By Msgr. Ronald Knox3 ◊◊◊ In St John the Baptist you could almost […]

THE PILGRIM CHURCH From the documents of the Second Vatican Council ◊◊◊ In full consciousness of this communion of the […]

THAT THEY MAY BE ONE From the encyclical “Ut Unum Sint” by St John Paul II ◊◊◊ At the Second […]

A BAPTISM OF BLOOD AND WATER From “The Dialogues” of St Catherine of Siena ◊◊◊ “Why, gentle spotless lamb, since […]

MARY’S VIRTUES From a treatise by St Paschasius Radbertus ◊◊◊ The nature and the greatness of the blessed and glorious […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 13th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) June 29 - […]

THE FISHERMAN AND THE TENTMAKER From a treatise by St John Chrysostom ◊◊◊ Before the crucifixion, <Peter>, the prince of […]

THE HOLY APOSTLES From a homily by Origen ◊◊◊ All of us who believe in Christ Jesus are called "living […]

OUR FIRST PARENTS From a sermon by Isaac of Stella ◊◊◊ The common wounds of Adam and his posterity, are […]

THE SALVATION OF THE WORLD From a sermon by the Venerable Bede ◊◊◊ Jesus said to the Apostles: "Thus it […]

WHY DID THOMAS DEMAND PROOF? From a commentary by St Peter Chrysologus ◊◊◊ When Thomas heard from his fellow disciples […]

THE LAW OF THE GOSPEL From “Faith and Theology” by Fr Marie-Dominique Chenu ◊◊◊ For Christians, peace is a decisive […]

MARY’S VIRGINITY From the writing of Lucien Legrand ◊◊◊ The significance of Mary’s virginity is entirely different from both cultic […]