“The philosopher might speculate, but the theologian must submit to learn.” St. John Henry Newman’s Oxford...

“Be sure that wherever our lot is cast we may and must aim at the perfect life.” Written over 400 years ago, Introduction to the Devout Life is still one of the most popular books for...

“This present feast is one of the greater of the whole year... Because there are three grades of sanctity which we celebrate in this...

“Love is the light—and in the end, the only light—that can always illuminate a world grown dim and give us the courage needed to keep living and working. Love is possible, and we are able...

“The philosopher aspires towards a divine principle; the Christian, towards a Divine Agent.” St. John Henry Newman’s Oxford Sermons, delivered...

“And so we are going to establish a school for the service of the Lord. In founding it we hope to introduce nothing harsh or burdensome. But if a certain strictness results… do not be at once...

“We believe that the divine presence is everywhere... But we should believe this especially without any doubt when we are assisting at the Work of God.” The...

“Prefer nothing whatever to Christ. And may He bring us all together to life everlasting!” The Rule of St. Benedict is a foundational spiritual guide...

“The life of action ought to flow from the contemplative life, to interpret and extend it, outside oneself, though at the same time being detached from it as little as...

“The Comforter who has come instead of Christ, must have vouchsafed to come in the same sense in which Christ came; I mean, that He has come, not merely in the way...