+ As it is written: “He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever” (2 Cor. 9:9). “We often find that a person who has once given alms to the hungry thinks that he [or she] has completely fulfilled the commandment. A doctor must employ...

+ Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” What is this coffin if not bad morals? Your coffin is your lack of faith; your sepulcher is your throat which utters words of...

+ “Let us then give diligent heed to the study of the Scriptures. For if you do this, the Scripture will expel your despondency, and engender pleasure, remove vice, and make virtue take root, and in the tumult of life, it will save you from suffering like those who are...

+ “Lord,” St. Peter answered, “we have fished all night and have caught nothing.” Perhaps if St. Peter had caught some little fish, Jesus would not have performed the miracle, but because he had nothing, Jesust soon filled his net in such a way as almost to break it. This...