Audiens, orans, pariens, offerens

Marialis Cultus Among the teachings of Blessed Pope Paul VI, the Apostolic Exhortation, Marialis Cultus (2 February 1974), is remarkable for its contribution to a...

Saint Chrysostom on the Maccabees

From the Treatise on Psalm 43 by St John Chrysostom, Bishop & Doctor “We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told...

Man has been made the friend of God

From the Exhortation to the Heathen by St Clement of Alexandria, Priest It will not, it will not be pleasing to God Himself if we...

Into the Garden of the Rosary

Telling One’s Beads Over Saint Luke’s Gospel I have always thought the Rosary a particularly Lukan prayer. So many of the mysteries are drawn from...

Pontifex Futurorum Bonorum

The Crucifix of San Gimignano (Benedetto da Maiano,1442-1497) And although I am about to withdraw, I remain close to all of you in prayer, and...