From a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop
Let us then follow Christ’s paths which he has revealed to us, above all the path of humility, which he himself became for us. He showed us that path by…
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 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
Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I…
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 an exposition on John by Saint Thomas Aquinas, priest
I am the Good Shepherd. Surely it is fitting that Christ should be a shepherd, for just as a flock is guided and fed by a shepherd so the faithful are…
From the pastoral constitution on the Church in the modern world of the Second Vatican Council
The blessings of human dignity, brotherly communion and freedom—all the good fruits on earth of man’s co-operation with nature in the Spirit of the Lord and according to his command—will…
From the Explanations of the Psalms by Saint Ambrose, bishop
Brother cannot redeem brother, but a man will redeem man. No one can give to God the ransom for himself nor the price of his soul’s redemption. Christ is saying: What…