Catholic Daily Brief

First Part, Question 25, Article 3; Article 3: Whether God Is Omnipotent

Luke 2: 41-52 Haydock Biblical Commentary

Thomas goes from best friend of Henry II and second most powerful man in the realm to enemy of the king and martyred friend of Christ

Third Part, Question 1, Articles 1 & 2; Article 1: Whether It Was Fitting that God Should Become Incarnate; Article 2: Whether It Was Necessary for the Restoration of the Human Race that God Should Become Incarnate

St. Augustine and Fr. Laurent Juillard du Jarry on Christ's birth

First Part, Question 22, Articles 2 & 3; Article 2: Whether Everything Is Subject to God's Providence; Article 3: Whether God Has Immediate Providence Over Everything

Sts. Cyprian, Chrysostom, and Basil on the self-destructive vices of envy and jealousy. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Malachi 3: 1-4, 23-24; Luke 1: 57-66 Haydock Biblical Commentary + Great Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide

Dom Gueranger's final reflection on Christ as God-with-us

First Part, Question 21, Articles 1 & 3; Article 1: Whether There is Justice in God; Article 3: Whether There is Mercy in God.

St. Francis de Sales, St. Philip Neri, St. Cyprian, and St. Augustine on the importance and manner of our prayer. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Micah 5: 1-4; Hebrews 10: 5-10; Luke 1: 39-45; Haydock Biblical Commentary + Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide

Dom Gueranger's reflection on Christ as King of the Nations

First Part, Question 20, Articles 2 & 3; Article 2: Whether God Loves All Things; Article 3: Whether God Loves All Things Equally

St. Philip Neri, Pere Croiset, and Fr. Antoine de la Porte on the most important grace of final perseverance. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Dom Gueranger's reflection on Christ as Oriens, Dawn of the East

First Part, Question 19, Articles 6, 7 & 9; Article 6: Whether the Will of God is Always Fulfilled; Article 7: Whether the Will of God is Changeable; Article 9: Whether God Wills Evil

St. Ambrose and St. Augustine on the virtue of meekness. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Luke 1: 26-38 From The Great Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide

Dom Gueranger's reflection on Christ as the Key of David

First Part, Question 12, Articles 1, 11, 12 & 13; Article 1: Whether any created intellect can see the essence of God Article 11: Whether anyone in this life can see the essence of God Article 12: Whether God can be known in this life by natural reason Article 13: Whether by grace a higher knowledge of God can be obtained than by natural reason

Various saints on the love we ought to have towards our neighbor. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Reflection on Christ as the Root of Jesse by Dom Gueranger, O.S.B.

Judges 13: 2-7, 24-25 Luke 1: 5-25 Haydock Biblical Commentary

First Part, Question 10, Articles 1 & 2 Article 1: What is Eternity? Article 2: Whether God is Eternal

Abp. Bartholomew de Carranza, Abbè Joly, and St. Gregory Nanzianzen on Christ's command to love our enemies. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Reflection on Christ as Adonai (Lord) by Dom Gueranger

Matthew 1: 18-25 Haydock Biblical Commentary

First Part, Question 6, Articles 1 & 2 Article 1: Whether God is Good? Article 2: Whether God is the Supreme Good?

St. Francis de Sales and Fr. Faber on humility. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Reflection on the Divine Wisdom (Sapientia) by Dom Gueranger

Genesis 49: 2, 8-10 Matthew 1: 1-17 Haydock Biblical Commentary

First Part, Question 2, Articles 1, 2 & 3.Article 1: Whether "God Exists" is self-evident; Article 2: Whether God's existence can be demonstrated; Article 3: Whether God exists

St. Augustine and Fr. Louis Bourdaluoe S.J. on conscience. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Reflections by Dom Prosper Gueranger, O.S.B.

St. Francis de Sales, St. John of God, and St. Augustine on the danger and foolishness of judging rashly.From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Zephaniah 3: 14-18a Philippians 4: 4-7 Luke 3: 10-18 Haydock Biblical Commentary + Commentary of Fr. Charles Callan

St. Basil, St. John Chrysostom, and St. Ambrose on the vice of anger. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Sirach 48: 1-4, 9-11 Matthew 17: 9a, 10-13 Haydock Biblical Commentary

Fr. Claude de la Colombiere and Fr. Paul Segneri on the danger and horror of venial sins. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Isaiah 48: 17-19 Matthew 11: 16-19 Haydock Biblical Commentary

St. Augustine, Abbé Flechier, and Père Croiset on the innumerable dangers in our earthly lives. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Revelation 11:19, 12:1-6, 10 Luke 1: 39-47 Haydock Biblical Commentary

French priests Bourdaloue and Masson on Confession. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Isaiah 40: 25-31 Matthew 11: 28-20 The Great Commentary by Cornelius a Lapide

Frs. Frederick William Faber and Nicholas de Dijon on the power of the Rosary. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Isaiah 40: 1-11 Matthew 18: 12-14 Haydock Biblical Commentary

St, Bernard, Fr. Houdry, and Fr. de la Colombiere on the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Genesis 3: 9-15, 20 Ephesians 1: 3-6, 11-12 Luke 1: 26-38 Haydock Biblical Commentary

St. Bernard and Henri Marie Boudon on devotion to Mary From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"