Christianity - Commentary
The Catholic Church and Conversion
Written after his conversion, G.K. Chesterton explains his understanding of Catholicism, and discusses the nature and the process of convers…
St. Bonaventure's Life of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
Seeing himself as "unequal to so great a task", St. Bonaventure nevertheless endeavored to introduce his readers to the practice o…
Expositions on the Book of Psalms
The Book of Psalms is commonly known as the Psalms or the Psalter, and is divided into five sections, each closing with a doxology. The titl…
On Loving God
"You want me to tell you why God is to be loved and how much.I answer, the reason for loving God is God Himself; and the measure of lov…
The Explanation of the Apocalypse
The Explanation of the Apocalypse by Ven. Beda is the earliest of the many works of our own writers on that Book, and, as such, may well des…
Fear and Trembling
"And God tempted Abraham and said unto him: take Isaac, thine only son, whom thou lovest and go to the land Moriah and sacrifice him th…
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels - St. Luke
“Expository Thoughts” divides the Gospels into sections of about twelve verses each, from which J. C. Ryle selects two or three prominent po…
Ephesians
Originating in the circumstance of a multicultural church (primarily Jewish and Hellenistic), Ephesians addresses issues appropriate to the …
Wherein?
Wherein? is a profound exploration of the book of Malachi, presented through a series of insightful addresses by G. Campbell Morgan. Origina…
Summa Theologica
The Summa Theologica (or the Summa Theologiae or simply the Summa, written 1265–1274) is the most famous work of Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–127…
Commentary on the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians
In 1548, Calvin published his "Commentaries on six of St Paul's Epistles, viz., Corinthians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Tim…
The Literature and History of New Testament Times
There is a tendency in the modern Church to neglect the study of Bible history. Such neglect will inevitably result in a loss of power. The …
Pascendi Dominici Gregis
During a relatively short pontificate (1903 - 1914) Pope Pius X devoted much of his time to dealing with issues related to the rapid spread …
Sermons of Leo the Great
Leo the Great was unanimously elected Bishop of Rome on September 29, 440 AD. At the Council of Chalcedon, his famous "Tome" was a…
Commentary On The Book Of Genesis
In this insightful commentary, Matthew Henry delves into the Book of Genesis, offering a thorough exploration of its themes, narratives, and…
The Directory of the Devout Life
We can never allow the great objective facts of Christianity, and their attendant doctrines, to sink low on our horizon; but we must give eq…
Joseph
I remember seeing the huge Matterhorn reflected, in its minutest details, in a small mountain lakelet, many miles distant; and similarly, th…
The Defense of the Augsburg Confession
The Apology of the Augsburg Confession was written by Philip Melanchthon during and after the 1530 Diet of Augsburg as a response to the Pon…
The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith
We were having a great many accessions to our church. While many of these came by letter form other churches, many of them were new convert…
James
The writer of this letter instructs the early Christians on the value of showing patience, controlling an unruly tongue and treating all peo…