A good preacher should have these qualities and virtues: first, to teach systematically; second, he should have a ready wit; third, he should be eloquent; fourth, he should have ...

Christ is the Master; the Scriptures are only the servant. The true way to test all the Books is to see whether they work the will of Christ or not. No Book which does not preac ...

Christ says that not alone in the Church is there forgiveness of sins, but that where two or three are gathered together in His name they shall have the right to promise to each ...

Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God. Now if it is lying on your back, you are lost; but if it is resting on Christ, you ar ...

Feast of the Holy Innocents The whole being of any Christian is Faith and Love Faith brings the man to God, love brings him to men.

For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.

In Romans 7, St. Paul says, "The law is spiritual. " What does that mean? If the law were physical, then it could be satisfied by works, but since it is spiritual, no one can sa ...

In the bonds of Death He lay Who for our offence was slain; But the Lord is risen to-day, Christ hath brought us life again, Wherefore let us all rejoice, Singing loud, with che ...

Man does not live for himself alone in this mortal body, in order to work on its account, but also for all men on earth; nay, he lives only for others, and not for himself. For ...

Music is a discipline, and a mistress of order and good manners, she makes the people milder and gentler, more moral and more reasonable.