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September 2017

September 08, 2017

Be reconciled before you pray, Church Fathers: Day 046

Writing an instruction book for monks, St. John Cassian amplifies the Gospel’s advice; if you...

September 07, 2017

Clean out your heart before you pray, Church Fathers: Day 045

The Egyptian abbot Isaac gave St. John Cassian some practical advice on praying: before you...

September 07, 2017

A book to guide us through our daily sufferings

Let’s face a harsh reality of life. We all have challenges. Every one of us...

September 06, 2017

Keep silent until the right moment, Church Fathers: Day 044

St. Ambrose, one of the great thinkers in Christian history, weighed his words carefully. When...

September 05, 2017

Rely on God to make your soul fit for him, Church Fathers: Day 043

If your home is a mess, how can you invite guests to come in? If...

September 05, 2017

Off the Shelf 036 with Eric Sammons

Eric Sammons is a former Evangelical, who entered the Catholic Church in 1993. He has...

September 04, 2017

What we mean by “the right hand of the Father”, Church Fathers: Day 042

St. John of Damascus, traditionally the last of the Church Fathers, explains what we mean...

September 03, 2017

Live a life worthy of the Resurrection, Church Fathers: Day 041

Christ died for sinners, not for the righteous. Now that Christ has conquered death, says...

September 02, 2017

Let your tears turn to joy, Church Fathers: Day 040

Tears we shed for Christ are never unrewarded, says St. Cyril of Alexandria. Look at...

September 01, 2017

Cross the bridge to heaven, Church Fathers: Day 039

In a striking metaphor, St. Ephrem the Syrian imagines Jesus the carpenter making his own...

August 2017

August 31, 2017

Find your strength in Jesus’ weakness, Church Fathers: Day 038

Because Christ took on our flesh and suffered for us, says St. Gregory the Great,...

August 30, 2017

Learn to suffer from Christ, Church Fathers: Day 037

Christ’s prayer at Gethsemane leads us in our own prayers, says St. Gregory the Great....

August 29, 2017

Christ taught by doing, Church Fathers: Day 036

Jesus Christ taught by preaching, but he also gave us examples of his preaching in...

August 28, 2017

Take Christ as your model of love, Church Fathers: Day 035

Christ taught us how to love by loving us, says Aphrahat, the Persian Sage. By...

August 28, 2017

Off the Shelf 035 with Sonja Corbitt

Sonja Corbitt is the Bible Study Evangelista and creator of the magnificent LOVE the Word...

August 27, 2017

A Catholic book with a Star Wars twist

I absolutely LOVE the Star Wars films. If you are a fan of the series,...

August 27, 2017

Bring Christ the gifts of the Magi, Church Fathers: Day 034

Preaching on the Feast of the Epiphany, St. Gregory the Great tells his congregation that...

August 23, 2017

Off the Shelf 034 with Heather King

Heather King is a Catholic convert with several books, among them Parched, Redeemed, Shirt of Flame,...

August 18, 2017

An Every Developing Journey to God

We are all on a journey to Christ. Each of us gets there in our...

August 15, 2017

Off the Shelf 033 with Philip Kosloski

Philip Kosloski graduated from the University of Saint Thomas in Minnesota with a Bachelor’s in...

August 12, 2017

Off the Shelf 032 with Father Hugh Vincent Dyer

Fr. Hugh Vincent Dyer O.P. is a member of the Order of Preachers, Province of...

August 09, 2017

A prayer resource for the upcoming school year

Review by Laura Socks As the summer is slowly winding down it is time to...

August 02, 2017

Off the Shelf 031 with Father Maurice Emelu

Father Maurice Emelu is the founder of Gratia Vobis Ministries. A renowned Catholic Speaker and...

July 2017

July 31, 2017

The Marian Option May Be the Best Option

All the buzz these days seems to be about the Benedict Option. There are others,...

July 28, 2017

Off the Shelf 030 with Carrie Gress

Carrie Gress and is the author of The Marian Option: God’s Solution to a Civilization...

July 24, 2017

Another look at the 100th year anniversary of Fatima

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Our Lady appearing to three shepherd children in...

July 23, 2017

Witness to angels; Angels: Day 365

We know that Christ and the angels have been really present with us, says St. John...

July 22, 2017

The praise of the angels; Angels: Day 364

In this long hymn of praise from an ancient liturgy (attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite), we...

July 21, 2017

Delight in God alone; Angels: Day 363

Continuing his meditation on holy angels and people, St. Augustine says that what we enjoy in...

July 20, 2017

Angels as oxen; Angels: Day 362

Interpreting Psalm 8, St. Augustine suggests that the “sheep and oxen” put under Christ are human...

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