Catholic Daily Brief

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

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

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"

Matthew 1: 18-25 Haydock Biblical Commentary

Reflection on Christ as Adonai (Lord) by Dom Gueranger

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"

Baruch 5: 1-9 Philippians 1: 4-6, 8-11 Luke 3: 1-6 Haydock Biblical Commentary

French priests Lambert, Croiset, and Nouet on zeal. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Isaiah 30: 19-21, 23-26 Matthew 9:35 - 10:1, 5, 6-8 Haydock Biblical Commentary

St. John Chrysostom and Bishop Flechier on God's mercy as displayed in our afflictions and tribulations. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Isaiah 29: 17-24 Matthew 9: 27-31 Haydock Biblical Commentary

St. Augustine, St. John Chrysostom, St. Jerome, and St. Cyprian on God's law From "Half Hours with the Saints and Servants of God"

Isaiah 26: 1-6 Matthew 7: 21, 24-27 Haydock Biblical Commentary

St. Francis de Sales, St. Cyprian, Antoine de la Porte, and Jean Baptiste Masillon on God's Word from "Half Hours With the Saints"

Isaiah 25: 6-10 Matthew 15: 29-37 Haydock Biblical Commentary

Henri Marie Boudon and Fr. Frederick William Faber on serving God From "Half Hours With the Saints"

Isaiah 11: 1-10 Luke 10: 21-24 Haydock Commentary + Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide

Fr. Francois Nepveu and Fr. Frederick William Faber on practicing the presence of God in daily life. From "Half Hours With the Saints"

Isaiah 2: 1-5 Matthew 8: 5-11 Haydock Biblical Commentary

St. Robert Bellarmine and St. Leo the Great on God's Sanctifying Grace,from "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Jeremiah 33: 14-16 1 Thessalonians 3:12- 4:2 Luke 21: 25-28, 34-36 Haydock Commentary + Lapide Commentary

from "Half Hours with the Saints and Servants of God"

Romans 10: 9-18 Matthew 4: 18-22 Haydock Biblical Commentary

Fr. Faber and Claude de la Colombiére on the mercy of God. From "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

St. John Chrysostom, Pere Croiset S.J., and St. Augustine on Divine Providence

Revelation 18: 1-2, 21-23; 19: 1-3, 9 Luke 21: 20-28 Haydock Biblical Commentary

St. Francis de Sales on the love of God from "Half Hours With the Saints and Servants of God"

Revelation 15: 1-4 Luke 21: 12-19 Haydock Biblical Commentary