Catholic Daily Brief

1 John 4:19 - 5:4; Luke 4: 14-22

Third Part, Question 18, Articles 1 & 4; Article 1: Whether There Are Two Wills in Christ; Article 4: Whether Christ Had Free Will

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reflection by French Jesuit Pere Nouet

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"

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