Thomas Aquinas – Sacrament of the Eucharist – Quotes
A collection of quotes from St. Thomas Aquinas on the eucharist, the sacrament of sacraments....
26 January, 2025
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Principles for Youth Ministry – John Bosco
Here Don John Bosco provides some guiding principles for youth ministry based on his legendary success at evangelizing and teaching young boys on the streets of Turin Italy during the days of the Industrial Revolution. In a day when harsh corporal punishment was the...
26 January, 2025
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Presentation of the Lord – Candlemas, Candles & Light
February 2 is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord Jesus in the Temple. It is known as Candlemass since it is the day that candles are blessed for use throughout the Church year....
26 January, 2025
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Devotion is for Everyone – Francis de Sales
Francis de Sales, one of the great masters of the spiritual life, here makes clear that devotion, his term for the pursuit of holiness, is not something tied to a specific state of life. All people, in a way appropriate to their own calling...
19 January, 2025
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In Praise of St. Paul – John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom here gives eloquent praise to the passionate love of Christ that drove St. Paul to face persecution and hardship with joy and leave behind the honors and benefits of the world. It is read each year on January 25, the Feast of the...
19 January, 2025
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Catholics and Bible Study – 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, cycle C
Bible study and prayer with Scripture is absolutely necessary for Catholics. As St. Jerome said, ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ...
19 January, 2025
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Unity, the Apostles’ Chief Instruction – Hilary of Poitiers
Hilary, commenting on Psalm 133, points out the central importance of Christian unity and fraternal love. He even says that the chief instruction of the apostles is that believers be of one heart and one mind....
12 January, 2025
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Wedding Feast at Cana – Sign of Transformation
Everyone knows the story of the first of the Lord's "signs" -- how Jesus changed water into wine at the wedding feast of Cana at the request of Mary, his mother. But there is more to the story than at first meets the eye....
12 January, 2025
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Christ’s Baptism: Fire Immersed in Water – St. Proclus
This excerpt from an Epiphany homily by St. Proclus is a great resource for a better understanding of the sacrament of baptism. It also helps us meditate on the rosary since the Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Jordan is the first 1st...
05 January, 2025
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Baptism of the Lord and the Sacrament of Confirmation
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Jordan closes the Christmas Season. This reflection on the scripture readings for the feast also provide us insight into the sacraments of baptism and Confirmation and give us food for meditation as we...
05 January, 2025
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