Henry Brenner OSB With Interest In the parable of the nobleman the servant was charged to trade until the return of his master, and was severely reprimanded afterwards for having failed to do so. Why, did you not put my money in a bank, so that on my return I might have gotten it with
Rev. Francis X. Doyle, SJ Christ The consoler There can be no doubt about Our Lord’s love for the sick. The Gospels are filled with instances of His Divine Compassion, and when Saint Matthew wished to summarize the works of Christ, he could find no more appropriate words than these: He went about doing good
Father Monsabre, OP Perseverance Be faithful unto death, says Our Lord, and I will give you the crown of life. (Apoc. 2:10) It is this fidelity that God rewards in the Coronation of the Most Blessed Virgin. It is the mystery which speaks to us of perseverance. Saint Thomas Aquinas tells us that “perseverance is
Sister Monica, PhD True Education Mind, Heart, and Soul From the earliest period of its history, the Church founded by Christ and commissioned to teach all nations has been a teaching and a learning society. The whole plenitude of religious authority and teaching was vested in the Apostolic College. Wherever converts were gained, provision was
Fr. Louis Perroy His Mother’s Heart is Pierced Behold His Mother! We cherish memories of our friends and memories of our mothers but a mother’s memory in all that relates to her child is more tenacious. It reaches back to the child’s first days and only to the mother is it given to find in
Saint Francis de Sales The Assumption When Our Lord came into this world, He sought the lowest place there was (Eph. 4:9) and He found none lowlier in humility than the Virgin. Now He raises her up to the highest Heaven in glory. She gave Him a place according to His desire. Now He gives
Charles J. white, S.T.L What think you Of Christ This question Jesus asked His Apostles some few months after He began His public mission. Peter, for himself and the other Apostles said: “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Shortly before His death, Jesus, one morning in the Temple, asked the Jews
Sister Mary Clair, MICM Saint Benedict Conclusion Benedict did not leave Rome with the intention of being a reformer. He left the corrupt city when he saw that it was not worth it to stay there when everything around endangered his salvation of his soul. Looking around at our world today, we can see
Sister Mary Clair, MICM Saint Benedict Family Joys Saint Benedict’s twin sister, Scholastica, had also consecrated her life to God from a young age. She looked to Benedict as her master in the mystical life. At rare times when they were together, she loved to speak with him about the spiritual life, the goodness
Sister Mary Clair, MICM Saint Benedict The Sword of Sorrow Life was peaceful at Monte Cassino. Benedict was rejoined by Maurus, who became Saint Benedict’s assistant in everything. Now the Order was established, the Rule composed, and new foundations were being built. In 534, three years before his death, he appointed the young monk