Join us each day as we briefly encounter together holy Scripture, a daily Bible reflection, and a bite-sized morsel of Catholic education about the fullness of the Christian faith. Spread the Word. Spread the faith. For your daily dose of My Daily Bread, please click on the image. Peace be with you!
In today's Office of Readings we encounter a reading from a sermon by St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430 A.D.).
He wrote an enormous amount and left a permanent mark on both philosophy and theology. His Confessions, as dazzling in style as they are deep in content, are a landmark of world literature. The Second Readings in the Office of Readings contain extracts from many of his sermons and commentaries and also from the Confessions.
For a reflection, "No one has ever ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven," please click on the image.
Peace be with you!
She was a spiritual mother to many, and an important medieval mystic whose response to the problem of evil is cited in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. After recovering from an illness St. Julian wrote her down visions she experienced in a book called "Revelations of Divine Love," the earliest surviving book in the English language known to have been written by a woman.
For more about this saint please click on the image.
Peace be with you!
Join us each day as we briefly encounter together holy Scripture, a daily Bible reflection, and a bite-sized morsel of Catholic education about the fullness of the Christian faith. Spread the Word. Spread the faith. For your daily dose of My Daily Bread, please click on the image. Peace be with you!
In today's Office of Readings we encounter a reading from a sermon by St. Leo the Great (-461 A.D.) For a reflection, "The days between the resurrection and the ascension of the Lord," please click on the image. Peace be with you!
