+ For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. (James 1:23-24) Do not let your hands...
+ Blessed Feast of the Martyrs & St. Verena! “The earth has been filled with the blood of martyrs as with seeds, and from that seed have sprung the crops of the church. They asserted Christ’s cause more effectively when dead than when they were alive. They assert...
+ You have heard in the Gospel, “Take heed, for you know not what hour He comes. But woe to them who are with child, and that give suck in those days.” This is said figuratively. Who are those with child, and who give suck? Those who are...
+ Blessed Feast of the Assumption of the Body of St. Mary But He answered them, saying, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?” And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever...
+ Blessed Feast of the Assumption of the Body of St. Mary Is it not true that the Virgin Mary did the Father’s will, she who believed in faith, conceived in faith, and was chosen so that through her salvation could be established for all? Was Mary not...
+ Blessed Feast of Transfiguration & Fast of St. Mary “When Christ was about to show His glory to the disciples, He led them up a lofty mountain in order to teach everyone desiring to see this glory not to rest in base pleasures, not to serve fleshly...
+ Blessed Fast of St. Mary “She was a virgin, not only in body but in her mind as well. Lowly of heart, serious in her speech, prudent in spirit, sparing in words, devoted to reading, she did not place her hope in changeable riches but in the...
+ Our Lord, in correcting Martha’s state of mind, gives us precious teaching about our dead, for when He said to her: “Your brother shall rise again,” she replied, “I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” And Jesus said, “I...
+ “He who takes compassion on the afflicted is like a man who has an advocate in a court of justice. Just as a person who is in peril at sea amidst a tempest casts his baggage overboard, so too does he who despises the obstacles on...
+ When you give to the poor, the poor person bestows more to you than you to him [the poor], since he [the poor] is your debtor in regard to your salvation. If you clothe the naked, you clothe yourself with righteousness; if you bring the stranger under...
