The stature of the fullness of the Body of Christ
At Matins on Thursday: From the Commentary on the Gospel of John by Origen, Priest Both of these two things, the temple and the body...
Venerable Father John Sullivan, S.J.
Ordained together with Father Willie Doyle, S.J. The Venerable John Sullivan, S.J. went from being a successful Protestant barrister — and the best–dressed man in...
More About Lectio Divina
I realized, after I spoke to the fine priests of the Archdiocese of Armagh on Monday evening last, that there was much more that I...
The angels, our fellow citizens
Wednesday at Matins: From the Commentary on Psalm 125 by St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor The Jerusalem above is eternal; the one upon earth is...
Convertisti planctum meum in gaudium mihi
I was privileged last evening to give a conference on lectio divina to a group of priests of the Archdiocese of Armagh. Here is the...
A light kindled by the eternal light
Tuesday at Matins: From a Letter by St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor I exhort you not to be too much troubled by those offenses which...
Haec est domus Domini
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Cross the threshold of the Lateran Basilica, enter the nave, stand in the midst of it and, with eyes...
Unto God the things that are God’s
XXII SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST The Lesson from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew At that time: The Pharisees withdrew, and plotted together, to make him...
Jerusalem and Babylon
From the Exposition of Psalm 63 by St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor The Israelites were taken captive and transported from the city of Jerusalem to...
He opened their minds
We had on Monday last this magnificent text from Pope Saint Gregory: From the Exposition of the Prophet Ezekiel by St Gregory the Great, Pope...
The gift of prayer
Saturday at Matins: From a Homily by St John Chrysostom, Bishop & Doctor What is there that God has not done for us? The world...
Liturgy, Doctrine, and Discipline: the Right Order
Speaking in Vienna this week, His Eminence, Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke said, “The Church’s discipline can never be other than true to her doctrine.” His...
The Jerusalem Above
Friday at Matins: From the Treatise on the City of God by St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor The divine oracles given to Abraham, Isaac, and...
Open my eyes
Today at Matins: From a Homily by Origen, Priest “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy from their own hearts.” This...
The Benedicto–lantern
This pumpkin was carved by Andrew Maich, an Army medic living in Alabama with his wife Katie and three young children. Andrew said he was...
Mine Upholder, lest I fall
From the Commentary on Psalm 143 by St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor “Blessed be the Lord my God, who teaches my hands for battle, my...
What is man’s greatness?
In tomorrow’s lesson at Matins, Saint Basil the Great draws upon the wisdom of Saint Paul and makes the Apostle’s teaching his own. From a...
The Clothing of a Novice
Vestition of André Goibayer Feast of Saint Miniato and Companions, Martyrs 25 October 2014 The Three Criteria André, my very dear son, In Chapter LVIII...
Old age and infirmity have advantages
Saint Ambrose tells us that we have to humble ourselves before God, confessing that wickedness comes not from without but from within ourselves. He is,...
And of his fulness we all have received
Today, Saint Gregory Nazianzen speaks to us of the great remedy of the Incarnation. It is in the adorable mystery of the Most Holy Eucharist...