https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2020/06/ahistorical-activism   Why “What are the bishops doing about it?” is the wrong question

From a homily on the Beatitudes by St Gregory of Nyssa The feelings that come to a man who stands on a high mountain peak and looks down onto some immense sea are the same feelings that come to me when I look out from the high mountain peak of...

From a Sermon by Saint Augustine The Church observes the birth of John as in some way sacred; and you will not find any other of the great men of old whose birth we celebrate officially. We celebrate John’s, as we celebrate Christ’s. This point cannot be passed over in...

From A treatise on Christian Perfection by St Gregory of Nyssa The life of the Christian has three distinguishing aspects: deeds, words and thought. Thought comes first, then words, since our words express openly the interior conclusions of the mind. Finally, after thoughts and words, comes action, for our deeds...

Bishop Nolan writes: The Vatican has published a collection of talks and writings by Pope Francis on the theme of life after the pandemic. The book will be available on Amazon

From a treatise on Christian Perfection by St Gregory of Nyssa. More than anyone, St Paul understood who Christ is and those requirements needed by the person named after him. Paul spoke of what he himself had accomplished and accurately imitated him in a manner to show the Lord expressed in...

From a treatise on the Trinity by St Faustinus Our Saviour received a bodily anointing and so became a true king and a true priest. Both king and priest he was of his very self; a saviour could be nothing less. Hear in his own words how he himself became...