From a letter to Proba by Saint Augustine, bishop
The person who asks for and seeks this one thing from the Lord makes his petition confidently and serenely. He has no fear that, when he receives it, it may…
From a letter to Proba by Saint Augustine, bishop
You may still want to ask why the Apostle said: We do not know what it is right to pray for, because, surely, we cannot believe that either he or those to…
From a letter to Proba by Saint Augustine, bishop
We must search out the life of happiness, we must ask for it from the Lord our God. Many have discussed at great length the meaning of happiness, but surely…
From a letter to Proba by Saint Augustine, bishop
On the Lord’s Prayer We need to use words so that we may remind ourselves to consider carefully what we are asking, not so that we may think we can…
From a letter to Proba by Saint Augustine, bishop
Let us always desire the happy life from the Lord God and always pray for it. But for this very reason we turn our mind to the task of prayer…
From a letter to Proba by Saint Augustine, bishop
Why he should ask us to pray, when he knows what we need before we ask him, may perplex us if we do not realize that our Lord and God…
From the Pastoral constitution on the Church in the modern world of the Second Vatican Council
As she pursues her appointed goal of bringing salvation to men, the Church not only communicates the divine life to mankind but also in some measure reflects the light of…
From a homily on the gospels by Saint Gregory the Great, pope
Rightly is it said that he sent them ahead of him into every city and place where he himself was to go. For the Lord follows after the preachers, because…
From a letter to the Romans by Saint Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr
I am writing to all the churches to let it be known that I will gladly die for God if only you do not stand in my way. I plead…