From a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop
Happy are we if we do the deeds of which we have heard and sung. Our hearing of them means having them planted in us, while our doing them shows…
From a homily on Matthew by Saint John Chrysostom, bishop
Do you want to honor Christ’s body? Then do not scorn him in his nakedness, nor honor him here in the church with silken garments while neglecting him outside where…
From a commentary on Joel by Saint Jerome, priest
Return to me with all your heart and show a spirit of repentance with fasting, weeping and mourning; so that while you fast now, later you may be satisfied, while you…
From an instruction by Saint Columban, abbot
Brethren, let us follow that vocation by which we are called from life to the fountain of life. He is the fountain, not only of living water, but of eternal…
From a homily by Saint Bede the Venerable, priest
As forerunner of our Lord’s birth, preaching and death, the blessed John showed in his struggle a goodness worthy of the sight of heaven. In the words of Scripture: Though in…
From the Confessions of Saint Augustine, bishop
The day was now approaching when my mother Monica would depart from this life; you know that day, Lord, though we did not. She and I happened to be standing…
From the pastoral constitution on the Church in the modern world of the Second Vatican Council
We do not know the time when earth and humanity will reach their completion, nor do we know the way in which the universe will be transformed. The world as…
From The Explanation of the Psalms by Saint Ambrose, bishop
Is any man’s blood fit to redeem him, seeing that it was Christ who shed his blood for the redemption of all? Is anyone’s blood comparable to Christ’s? Is anyone…
From a homily on the first letter to the Corinthians by Saint John Chrysostom, bishop
It was clear through unlearned men that the cross was persuasive, in fact, it persuaded the whole world. Their discourse was not of unimportant matters but of God and true…