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The Pax Christi Prayer (Brother Roger)
O Risen Christ,You breathe your Holy Spirit on usand you tell us: ‘Peace be yours’.Opening ourselves to your peace –letting it penetrate the harsh and rocky ground of our hearts –means preparing ourselves to bebearers of reconciliationwherever you may place us.But you know at timeswe are at a loss.So come lead usto wait in silence,to […] More
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St. Francis of Assisi’s prayer praising Mary the Mother of Jesus
Hail, holy Lady, most holy Queen,Mary, Mother of God, ever Virgin.You were chosen by the Most High Father in heaven,consecrated by Him, with His most Holy Beloved Son and the Holy Spirit, the Comforter. On you descended and still remains all the fullness of grace and every good.Hail, His Palace.Hail His Tabernacle.Hail His Robe.Hail His […] More
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How to Become a Catholic
Becoming Catholic is one of life’s most profound and joyous experiences. Some are blessed enough to receive this great gift while they are infants, and, over time, they recognize the enormous grace that has been bestowed on them. Others enter the Catholic fold when they are older children or adults. This tract examines the joyful […] More
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Act of trust (Blessed Rupert Majer sj)
Lord, let happen whatever you will;and as you will, so will I walk;help me only to know your will!Lord, whenever you will, then is the time; today and always …Lord, whatever you will, I wish to accept, and whatever you will for me is gain;enough that I belong to you. Lord, because you will it, […] More
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Blessed are the poor in spirit – Isaac of Stella
Everyone, without exception, wants happiness, blessedness. However they all have different ideas about it: one thinks it lies in the delight of the senses and an easy life; another, in virtue; another, in knowledge of the truth. Hence he who teaches us all… begins by correcting those who stray, guiding those who are on the […] More
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Late Have I Loved You (St. Augustine)
Late have I loved you, Beauty so ancient and so new, late have I loved you!Lo, you were within,but I outside, seeking there for you,and upon the shapely things you have madeI rushed headlong – I, misshapen.You were with me, but I was not with you.They held me back far from you,those things which would […] More
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