From St. Cyprian’s Treatise on Prayer Above all, the Teacher of peace and Master of unity did not want prayer to be made singly and privately, so that whoever prayed would pray for himself alone. We do not say My Father, who art in heaven or Give me this day...
HOLY MASS ON THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Sunday, 14 June 2020 [Multimedia] “Remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you” (Deut 8:2). Today’s Scripture readings begin with this command of Moses: Remember! ...
BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Wednesday, 17 November 2010 [Video] Saint Juliana of Cornillon Dear Brothers and Sisters, This morning too I would like to introduce a female figure to you. She is little known but the Church is deeply indebted to her, not only because of the holiness of...
“On the feast of Corpus Christi”, by St Thomas Aquinas Since it was the will of God’s only-begotten Son that men should share in his divinity, he assumed our nature in order that by becoming man he might make men gods. Moreover, when he took our flesh he dedicated the whole...
Readings: Deuteronomy 8:2-3,14-16; Psalm 147:12-15,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-58 Self-isolation, social distancing, lockdown: these have become household terms since mid-March. We know what they mean. We understand they’re necessary. But the human cost of them is very real. We’re not made to relate to one another only in voice...
The Explanations of the Psalms by Saint Ambrose: Psalm 1 Although the whole of Scripture breathes God’s grace upon us, this is especially true of that delightful book, the book of the psalms. Moses, when he related the deeds of the patriarchs, did so in a plain and unadorned style....
Sin City: NYC has rules for pandemic sex but no Mass Venerable Carlo Acutis and his love for the Eucharist https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2020/06/a-procession-like-no-other
The what, why, and how of beauty: A conversation with John-Mark L. Miravalle The first volume of The Word on Fire Bible is substantial, attractive, and evangelical Lessons from King, Tocqueville, and Augustine on Loving Our Black Neighbors
