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March 2017

March 27, 2017

How men can reclaim their lives for Christ through the beatitudes

Men today are facing a crisis. Each day we are faced with a culture that...

March 26, 2017

The yield is what counts, Angels: Day 246

St. Peter, says St. Augustine, denied Christ, stood in his way, and misunderstood the New Covenant—yet...

March 25, 2017

We dig our own ditch, Angels: Day 245

When the rich man in Christ’s parable begs that Lazarus give him just a little water,...

March 24, 2017

Taste and see, Angels: Day 244

The holy angels drink from the sweetness of God, says St. Ambrose—but the sweetness is hidden...

March 23, 2017

Unlike angels, sometimes we’re wrong, Angels: Day 243

St. Augustine points out that St. Cyprian was wrong about some things—but he was wrong in...

March 23, 2017

CBB Review: Patrick and the Fire

Review by Laura Socks Patrick and the Fire: A Legend about St. Patrick is written by...

March 22, 2017

Show the world how angels live, Angels: Day 242

If we live the angelic life here on earth, says St. John Chrysostom, that will...

March 22, 2017

CBB Giveaway: Father Benedict

This week one lucky winner will receive a copy of Father Benedict: The Spiritual and...

March 21, 2017

Friendship makes angels rejoice and lulls demons Angels: Day 241

St. John Chrysostom compares friendship to the music of a harp or orchestra, where different notes...

March 21, 2017

A look into the life and writings of Pope Benedict XVI

The world was shocked when Pope Benedict XVI announced that he was abdicating the seat...

March 20, 2017

Good people are worth more than bad angels, Angels: Day 240

Just as you’d rather have gold than fleas, even though fleas are higher on the...

March 20, 2017

Off the Shelf with James Day

In case you missed this weekend’s show check out the link below to hear the...

March 19, 2017

Good deeds are like angels protecting us; Angels: Day 239

Angels protecting Lot struck the men who would attack him blind, so that they could not...

March 18, 2017

Suffer a little while, be with the angels forever; Angels: Day 238

The Holy Spirit is called the Comforter, says St. Cyril of Jerusalem, because he does exactly...

March 17, 2017

No one can hurt you; Angels: Day 237

If you’re a Christian, says St. John Chrysostom, no one can really hurt you—not even the...

March 16, 2017

Sickness may be your angel in the way; Angels: Day 236

In the Bible’s most famous talking-animal story, Balaam is riding to curse Israel, but his ass...

March 15, 2017

The angel of the Lord driving us on; Angels: Day 235

When misfortunes strike us, says St. Gregory the Great, we’re very likely to despair—a tendency represented...

March 15, 2017

CBB Giveaway: Station to Station

This week one lucky winner will receive a copy of Station to Station: An Ignatian...

March 14, 2017

Angels our fellow servants; Angels: Day 234

St. Basil the Great replies to those who would make the Holy Spirit something less than...

March 14, 2017

Off the Shelf with guest Gary Jansen

In case you missed this weekend’s show check out the link below to hear the...

March 13, 2017

Friendship with angels is useless without charity; Angels: Day 233

The struggles between Christians and the Donatist sect had become violent, and two Donatists had died,...

March 13, 2017

A guide to entering fully into the suffering of Jesus

The Stations of the Cross are one of the oldest devotions in the Church. By...

March 12, 2017

The keys of heaven; Angels: Day 232

Who has the authority to promise the keys of Heaven? Not an angel, says St. Cyril...

March 11, 2017

Simeon the Pole-sitter, an angel on earth; Angels: Day 231

Simeon Stylites (“of the pillar”) attempted to live the life of the angels on earth—by removing...

March 10, 2017

An army of angels; Angels: Day 230

The Gothic leader Gainas tried to make himself master of the whole Roman Empire. Constantinople, the...

March 09, 2017

Trusting in the angels; Angels: Day 229

When Constantinople was menaced by a Persian attack, the report of a message from the...

March 08, 2017

Trust Christ, and the angels will defend you; Angels: Day 228

When Satan dared Jesus to throw himself off a tower, he quoted Scripture, saying that the...

March 08, 2017

CBB Giveaway: How to Read Your Way to Heaven

This week one lucky winner will receive a copy of How to Read Your Way...

March 07, 2017

“By this symbol, conquer”; Angels: Day 227

Many historians have told the story of Constantine’s conversion. Sozomen says that angels explained his vision of...

March 07, 2017

A Catholic reading plan that will change your life

We are told in Scripture that entering through the gates of heaven is like a...

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