From a sermon by Saint Athanasius, bishop
You gave us life in the beginning; give us new life God, the Word of the all-good Father, did not disregard the human race, his own creation, when it was…
From a sermon by blessed Isaac of Stella, abbot
Christ will forgive no sin without the Church The prerogative of receiving the confession of sin and the power to forgive sin are two things that belong properly to God…
From a discourse on the psalms by Saint Bruno, priest
If I should forget you Jerusalem How beautiful are your tabernacles! My soul longs to reach the courts of the Lord, the fullness of the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the…
From a letter by Saint Peter Claver, priest
To preach the Gospel to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim pardon to captives Yesterday, May 30, 1627, on the feast of the Most Holy Trinity, numerous blacks,…
From a discourse by Saint Andrew of Crete, bishop
The old has passed away: all things are made new The fulfillment of the law is Christ himself, who does not so much lead us away from the letter as lift…
From a sermon on the beatitudes by Saint Leo the Great, pope
The blessedness of seeing God is justly promised to the pure of heart. For the eye that is unclean would not be able to see the brightness of the true…
From a sermon on the beatitudes by Saint Leo the Great, pope
The Lord then goes on to say: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. This hunger is not for any bodily food, this thirst is…
From a sermon on the beatitudes by Saint Leo the Great, pope
After preaching the blessings of poverty, the Lord went on to say: Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. But the mourning for which he promises eternal consolation,…
From a sermon on the beatitudes by Saint Leo the Great, pope
It cannot be doubted that the poor can more easily attain the blessing of humility than those who are rich. In the case of the poor, the lack of worldly…