THOMAS AQUINAS – SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST – Quotes
A collection of quotes from St. Thomas Aquinas on the eucharist, the sacrament of sacraments....
08 June, 2021
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Medieval
The Visitation & Mary’s Magnificat – Bede
Writing in the early 8th century, Bede explains why the Magnificat, Mary's prayer on the occasion of her Visitation of Elizabeth, is used daily in the liturgy of the hours (a.k.a the divine office) for evening prayer....
24 May, 2021
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Mary’s Magnificat proclaims the Greatness of the Lord – Bede
Bede the Venerable, one of the greatest Christian writers of the early Middle Ages, here reflects on the Magnificat, the Canticle of the Blessed Virgin Mary proclaimed during her visitation of her cousin Elizabeth and sung every night in the Church's evening prayer, part of...
21 May, 2021
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Understanding Scripture – Bonaventure
Here Bonaventure emphasizes faith as the key to Bible interpretation. The goal of Bible study is not academic knowledge, but wisdom -- the experience of God leading to eternal happiness and fulfillment of all our desires....
06 February, 2021
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Cross Exemplifies Every Virtue – Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas, one of the greatest theologians in the history of the church, here focuses on the passion of Jesus Christ not only to redeem us but also to teach us. Indeed, the cross exemplifies every virtue and teaches us all we have to know...
26 January, 2021
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Without Real Effort No one Wins the Crown – Thomas Becket
St. Thomas Becket gave his life rather than allow his king to trample the rights of God and his church. Here he exhorts fellow Christian leaders to the courage and initiative that he exemplified. Without real effort he writes, no one wins the crown. His...
29 December, 2020
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Father, forgive them; Christ, model of brotherly love – Aelred
Aelred of Rievaulx on Jesus Christ as the model of brotherly love and patience through his forgiveness of persecutors and enemies and his prayer from the cross "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."...
15 December, 2020
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Promises of God vs. the promises of the World – Thomas a Kempis
Thomas a Kempis, in The Imitation of Christ, here treats of the difference between the world's empty promises and the promises of God. [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='65' color='' background_color='' border_color='']M[/dropcaps]y son, says the Lord, listen to my words, the most delightful of all words, surpassing all the...
12 December, 2020
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Without You, We Sink – Thomas a Kempis
Here Thomas a Kempis, author of The Imitation of Christ, emphasizes our utter dependence upon the power of God, crying to the Lord "without you, we sink."...
09 December, 2020
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Make Room for Christ – Thomas a Kempis
In his famous classic The Imitation of Christ, Thomas a Kempis urges the reader to flee the world and enter into the sanctuary of the heart where the Lord Jesus dwells and gives peace and rest. [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]urn to the Lord with...
09 December, 2020
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