Mystery of the Lord’s Baptism – Maximus of Turin
St. Maximus of Turin for the Feast of the Epiphany on the mystery of the Lord's baptism in the Jordan....
03 January, 2021
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Golden Age
Baptism of the Lord – Gregory Nazianzen
Here Gregory Nazianzen points out that Christ was baptized not for his sake but for ours. Sanctifying the waters of baptism for all generations to come, he manifested the the Trinity through the Spirit who comes to rest on him in the form of...
03 January, 2021
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Christmas, the Birthday of Peace – Leo the Great
Leo the Great reminds us that Christmas, the nativity of the Lord Jesus, is the birthday of peace and our birthday as well, since we are members of Christ's body, the Church....
31 December, 2020
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Creator of Time is Born in Time – Leo the Great
Saint Leo says the genealogy of Jesus given us in Luke and Matthew's gospels shows that Jesus was truly one of us, possessing a complete human nature. He did not merely appear in human form, as in the biblical types and scriptural symbols of the...
21 December, 2020
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Incarnation and Human Dignity – Peter Chrysologus
Peter Chrysologus notes the meaning of the incarnation, God becoming man, for human dignity. The humanity of Christ is the original sacrament from which all the others flow....
20 December, 2020
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Salvation History as the quest to see God’s Face – Peter Chrysologus
St. Peter Chrysologus here chronicles the long history of humanity's search for God and quest to see his face. An apt meditation on the history of salvation for Advent, the season of hope and longing....
10 December, 2020
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Two Kinds of Faith – Cyril of Jerusalem
Cyril of Jerusalem on two dimensions of faith, as taught by the Bible. There is the faith necessary for salvation which is a gift offered to all. Then there is the extraordinary grace of mustard seed faith....
04 November, 2020
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Death and Dying as Gain – Ambrose
Ambrose reflects on Paul's statement in Philippians 1:21 "to live is Christ, to die is gain." He sees dying as a road to life since through the death of Christ, we are redeemed. This passage is read annually on All Souls Day, November...
01 November, 2020
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Our Father, the Lord’s Prayer – Augustine
Augustine here comments on the meaning of each of the petitions of the Our Father. If we do not use the exact words of the Lord's Prayer when we pray, all that we do say ought to be inspired by its spirit....
23 October, 2020
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Ignorance of Scripture is Ignorance of Christ – Jerome
Jerome insists that ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. A strong exhortation from a Father and Doctor of the Catholic Church urging all Christians to recognize that serious Bible study is a necessity, not an optional luxury. Read on Jerome's feast September...
28 September, 2020
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