Put Christ First – Benedict of Nursia
This excerpt from the Rule of St. Benedict is read on St. Benedict's feast day on July 11....
05 July, 2021
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St. Maria Goretti – Pope Pius XII
In his homily at the canonization of St. Maria Goretti, a paragon of chastity and purity, Pope Pius XII notes how the example of her life and death is a call to all Christians to a persistent, even relentless pursuit of virtue and perfection....
05 July, 2021
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Heaven – Peter Kreeft
Peter Kreeft on the topic of eternal life in heaven, the goal of our life's pilgrimage. Every heart longs for it. [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']Q[/dropcaps]uo vadis? Where are you going? That's the most important question for a traveler. And we the living are all...
05 July, 2021
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Divine Revelation – How & Why? Video
Video in which Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. discusses the how and why of Divine Revelation - God's purpose for revealing himself and the way he goes about it. God enters into human history and reveals himself for a purpose - and it not exclusively or even primarily...
05 July, 2021
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Doubting Thomas – Gregory the Great
St. Gregory the Great's commentary on the Apostle Thomas and his struggle with doubt. It makes for especially good reading for the Octave of Easter or the Feast of St. Thomas, the Apostle, which since the fourth century has been commemorated on July 3,...
03 July, 2021
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Sow Integrity by Works of Mercy to the Poor – Basil
Basil the Great here urges generosity in almsgiving. Basil views works of mercy as sowing seeds of charity that bears the fruit of eternal happiness....
02 July, 2021
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Works of Mercy, Corporal and Spiritual
The seven corporal & seven spiritual works of mercy, where they come from in Old and New Testaments, and why they must always be kept together following the example of Jesus in the gospels....
01 July, 2021
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Our Heart is Restless Until It Rests in You – Augustine
This is the famous passage from St. Augustine's Confessions (Lib 1,1-2,2.5,5: CSEL 33, 1-5) in which Saint Augustine states "You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you."...
01 July, 2021
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Understanding the Mass Part V – Bread, Wine and a Meal Like No Other
The bread and wine of the Eucharist actually become what they symbolize and transmit what they contain, the body and blood of Christ, for our transformation. The Mass is both sacrifice and meal at the same time....
29 June, 2021
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Life Everlasting & Eternal in the Apostle’s Creed – Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas here examines the final article of the Apostle's Creed reflecting on what eternal life in heaven will be like - the beatific vision, the satisfaction of every desire and the fullness of everlasting joy in a community of supreme delight. [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color=''...
24 June, 2021
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