Scripture

Pentecost is not an appendix to Easter but the culmination of Christ’s saving work, drawing believers into his divine life through the Holy Spirit

R. Jared Staudt

Patristic sources, Jewish liturgy, and Scripture point towards an understanding of ‘tongues’ very different from modern assumptions

Philip Blosser

From the Apostles to the modern era, the history of the Church reveals how holy friendships have nourished sanctity and strengthened the Mystical Body of Christ

Clement Harrold

In a sermon on the Beatitudes, Pope Saint Leo the Great sets out what it means to be a peacemaker, linking true peace to obedience to God and the unity of the soul

St Leo the Great

Christ’s Jewishness is not a matter of controversy, but the meaning of that fact is often misunderstood in modern political and theological debate

Luke Collins

In one of the earliest Easter homilies, Melito of Sardis proclaims the risen Christ as conqueror of death, liberator of the bound, and the Passover of our salvation.

Melito of Sardis

St John Chrysostom’s Easter homily proclaims the triumph of Christ’s Resurrection, inviting all, early and late, to share in the joy, mercy and victory over death

St John Chrysostom

St John Henry Newman meditates on Christ’s agony in Gethsemane, drawing readers into the mystery of His suffering in both body and soul

St John Henry Newman

Veronica’s quiet act of love offers a stark rebuke to a culture that demands reward, conformity and approval at every turn

Brother René Stockman

Pope Benedict XVI on the cross: what appears as defeat is in truth the triumph of God’s love, which enters even the darkest places to bring new life

Benedict XVI