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Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 16 of the Mystical City of God and then offers a reflection.

Year 2, Day 29: Volume 1, Book 1, Chapter 16, Paragraphs 225-234

Fr. Edward Looney reads chapter 22 of book 1 and offers a reflection.

Year 2, Day 41: Volume 1, Book 1, Chapter 22, Paragraphs 345-354

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 22 of book 3 and then offers a reflection on Mary's presence at the birth of John the Baptist.&nbsp;

Day 124: Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 22, Paragraphs 275-282

Fr. Edward Looney finishes chapter 23 and then offers a reflection about our relationship and appreciation for our Guardian Angels.

Year 2, Day 44: Volume 1, Book 1, Chapter 23, Paragraphs 369-377

Fr. Edward Looney finishes reading chapter 19 and then offers a reflection.

Year 2, Day 37: Volume 1, Book 1, Chapter 19, Paragraphs 298-311

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 10 of book 6 and then comments on the foot washing mandate of charity. &nbsp;

Day 234: Volume 3, Book 6, Chapter 10, Paragraphs 457-468

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 18 of book 6 and then comments on the Passion of Jesus and Mary's following on the way of the cross.

Year 3, Day 248: Volume 3, Book 6, Chapter 18, Paragraphs 586-593

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 8 of book 7 and then comments on our inclination to sin. &nbsp;

Year 3, Day 294: Volume 4, Book 7, Chapter 8, Paragraphs 126-134

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 22 of book 5 and then reflects about the preparation of Jesus for his public ministry and baptism.

Day 207: Volume 3, Book 5, Chapter 22, Paragraphs 240-248

Fr. Edward Looney begins reading chapter 17 of book 3 and then comments about Mary's Magnificat. &nbsp;

Day 115: Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 17, Paragraphs 215-222

Fr. Edward Looney reads from chapter 25 of book 6 and then comments on the upper room, the fasting of the women, and a clarification about limbo.

Year 3, Day 268: Volume 3, Book 6, Chapter 25, Paragraphs 743-754

Fr. Edward Looney reads from Chapter 22 of Book 6 and then comments on the co-offering of Jesus and Mary.

Year 3, Day 258: Volume 3, Book 6, Chapter 22, Paragraphs 664-670

With a storied history of being fierce defenders against the Churchs enemies, the members of the Order of Malta are professed ;monk-warriors.; They act as the noble, chivalrous, and battle-scarred knight while also the servant of the poor and sick. For hundreds of years, the Church has been indebted to them for their military prowess. But the Order of Malta was, and is, much more than what legend and history celebrate. From its twelfth-century foundation, it has been a religious order. At its core are the three evangelical vows that lay religious men and women (for much of the orders history) have taken. This book brings to the fore the religious nature of the order, so long overshadowed by its glorious military tradition and, more recently, its global charitable activities. It focuses not on the monk-warrior but on the twenty plus members of the order who have been canonized and beatified for their extraordinary lives of love, prayer, and dedication. The book offers the reader a series of brief biographies on some of the most diverse groups of saints to come from one religious order, from peasants to popes and everything in between. In applying historical analysis to the lives of these holy men and women, the author demonstrates that one need not hide behind hagiographic generalities or far-fetched stories to find examples of true virtue in the lives of these Hospitallers.