LENTEN READING: Hold fast to God, the one true good St. Ambrose, Treatise on Flight from the World Where a man’s heart is, there is […]
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LENTEN READING: “BOAST ONLY OF THE LORD” (St. Basil).
LENTEN READING: “BOAST ONLY OF THE LORD” (St. Basil). The wise man must not boast of his wisdom, nor the strong man of his strength, […]
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LENTEN READING: ST. AUGUSTINE ON JESUS WITH THE SAMARITAN WOMAN
ST. AUGUSTINE ON JESUS WITH THE SAMARITAN WOMAN A Samaritan woman came to draw waterFrom a treatise on John by St Augustine A woman came. She […]
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LENTEN READING: THE CHURCH AS SACRAMENT OF UNITY AND SALVATION (Lumen gentium).
LENTEN READING: THE CHURCH AS SACRAMENT OF UNITY AND SALVATION (Lumen gentium). The Church as sacrament of unity and salvationFrom “Lumen gentium”, the Second Vatican […]
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LENTEN READING: THE MERCY OF GOD TO THE PENITENT (ST. MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR).
LENTEN READING: THE MERCY OF GOD TO THE PENITENT (ST. MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR). God’s will is to save us, and nothing pleases him more than […]
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LENTEN READING ON MAN’S DEEPEST QUESTIONS (Gaudium et spes)
LENTEN READING ON MAN’S DEEPEST QUESTIONINGS (Second Vatican Council, Pastoral Constitution, Gaudium et spes) The world of today reveals itself as at once powerful and […]
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LENTEN READING: WE ARE SOON GOING TO SHARE IN THE PASSOVER (ST. GREGORY NAZIANZEN).
LENTEN READING: WE ARE SOON GOING TO SHARE IN THE PASSOVER (ST. GREGORY NAZIANZEN). We are soon going to share in the PassoverA sermon by […]
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LENTEN READING: “CHRIST OFFERED HIMSELF FOR US” (ST. FULGENTIUS).
LENTEN READING: “CHRIST OFFERED HIMSELF FOR US” (ST. FULGENTIUS OF RUSPE). “CHRIST OFFERED HIMSELF FOR US” (ST. FULGENTIUS OF RUSPE). The sacrifices of animal victims […]
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LENTEN READING: JESUS PRAYS FOR US AND IN US (ST. AUGUSTINE).
LENTEN READING: JESUS PRAYS FOR US AND IN US (ST. AUGUSTINE). Jesus Christ prays for us and in us and is the object of our […]
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LENTEN READING: THE CROSS OF CHRIST IS THE SOURCE OF ALL BLESSINGS, THE CAUSE OF ALL GRACES (ST. LEO THE GREAT)
LENTEN READING: THE CROSS OF CHRIST IS THE SOURCE OF ALL BLESSINGS, THE CAUSE OF ALL GRACES (ST. LEO THE GREAT) The Cross of Christ […]
Continue readingLENTEN READING: “IF ANYONE SHOULD SIN, WE HAVE AN ADVOCATE BEFORE THE FATHER” (St. John Fischer).
LENTEN READING: “IF ANYONE SHOULD SIN, WE HAVE AN ADVOCATE BEFORE THE FATHER” (St. John Fischer). Christ Jesu is our bishop, his most precious body […]
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Lenten readings: IN PRAISE OF CHARITY (St. Leo the Great)
Lenten readings:IN PRAISE OF CHARITY (St. Leo the Great) Lenten readings:IN PRAISE OF CHARITY (St. Leo the Great) In John’s gospel the Lord says: By this […]
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