Catholic Daily Brief

Third Part, Question 37, Articles 2 & 3; Article 2: Whether the Name of Jesus Is Fitting; Article 3: Whether Christ's Presentation in the Temple Was Fitting

A brief history of one of the greatest gifts of the Church to the world: the university.

St. Augustine, St. John Chrysostom, and Pere Montmorel on the faith of the Magi

Matthew 2: 1-12; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Third Part, Question 35, Articles 4, 6 & 8; Article 4: Whether the Blessed Virgin Should be Called the Mother of God; Article 6: Whether Christ Was Born Without His Mother Suffering; Article 8: Whether Christ Was Born at a Fitting Time

First Part, Question 113, Articles 2, 4 & 6; Article 2: Whether Each Man is Guarded by an Angel; Article 4: Whether Angels are Appointed to the Guardianship of All Men; Article 6: Whether the Guardian Angel Ever Forsakes a Man

Frs. Houdry and de la Colombiere on the central Mystery of the Christian Faith.

1 John 2: 22-28; John 1: 19-28; Haydock Biblical Commentary

First Part, Question 105, Articles 6-8; Article 6: Whether God Can Do Anything Outside the Established Order of Nature; Article 7: Whether Everything So Done Is a Miracle; Article 8: Whether Some Miracles Are Greater Than Others

Reflection by French Jesuit Pere Nouet

First Part, Question 103, Articles 5-8; Article 5: Whether All Things Are Subject to the Divine Government; Article 6: Whether All Things Are Immediately Governed by God; Article 7: Whether Anything Can Happen Outside the Order of Divine Government; Article 8: Whether Anything Can Resist the Order of Divine Government

Third Part, Question 15, Articles 5-9; Article 5: Whether There Was Sensible Pain in Christ; Article 6: Whether There Was Sorrow in Him; Article 7: Whether There Was Fear in Him; Article 8: Whether There Was Wonder in Him; Article 9: Whether There Was Anger in Him

French priests Nouet and Croiset S.J. on the life of Christ in Nazareth. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

1 John 2: 12-17; Luke 2: 36-40; Haydock Commentary + Great Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide

Third Part, Question 12, Articles 1, 2 & 3; Article 1: Whether Christ Knew All Things by His Acquired or Empirical Knowledge; Article 2: Whether Christ Advanced In This Knowledge; Article 3: Whether Christ Ever Learned Anything From Man

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"

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

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

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"

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

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

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"

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

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

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.