From a sermon by Saint Bernard, abbot
We read in the gospel that when the Lord was teaching his disciples and urged them to share in his passion by the mystery of eating his body, some said:…
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 After this we began an elementary instruction about baptism, that is, the wonderful effects…
From a sermon on the beatitudes by Saint Leo the Great, pope
Happy is the soul that longs for the food of righteousness and thirsts for this kind of drink; it would not seek such things if it had not already savored…
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, dearly…
From a sermon on the beatitudes by Saint Leo the Great, pope
The apostles were the first after the Lord himself to provide us with an example of this generous poverty, when they all equally left their belongings at the call of…
From the beginning of a sermon on the beatitudes by Saint Leo the Great, pope
Dearly beloved, when our Lord Jesus Christ was preaching the Gospel of the kingdom and healing various illnesses throughout the whole of Galilee, the fame of his mighty works spread…
From a commentary on John by Origen, priest
Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up. It seems to me that Jesus meant the Jews in this episode to stand for sensual men and those…
From a homily on Ezekiel by Saint Gregory the Great, pope
With my mind divided and torn to pieces by so many problems, how can I meditate or preach wholeheartedly without neglecting the ministry of proclaiming the Gospel? Moreover, in my…
From The Imitation of Christ
My son, says the Lord, listen to my words, the most delightful of all words, surpassing all the knowledge of the philosophers and wise men of this world. My words are…