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March 2017

March 06, 2017

Encounters with angels; Angels: 226

Two ancient anecdotes of Egyptian monks tell of their encounters with angels. Whether their visions were...

March 06, 2017

Off the Shelf with guest Vicki Burbach

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

March 05, 2017

Angels help the holy; Angels: Day 225

A legend of an especially holy Egyptian monk shows us the strength of the early Christians’...

March 04, 2017

Whoever is holy pushes us on to God; Angels: Day 224

Our happiness will never be found in another person or in an angel, says St. Augustine....

March 03, 2017

Remember the angels that surround you; Angels: Day 023

Angels are literally everywhere, says St. Hilary of Poitiers—even within us. Whenever we’re tempted toward evil,...

March 02, 2017

God acts in the angels; Angels: Day 222

Whether God acts directly or through the angels, says St. Augustine, it is God acting. An...

March 02, 2017

Weekly Giveaway: The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

This week one lucky winner will receive a copy of The Seven Gifts of the...

March 01, 2017

The Lord always delivers; Angels: Day 221

The Lord sent an angel to rescue Peter from prison. Then why didn’t he send an angel...

March 01, 2017

CBB Review – The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

We likely have all heard of them, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. Did...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

In solitude, but not alone; Angels: Day 220

St. Ambrose recognizes that, when he seems to be completely alone, he is never alone. Mary...

February 27, 2017

Angels visit when you’re alone; Angels: Day 219

Sulpitius Severus visited the holy hermits of the desert in Egypt. They told him a story...

February 27, 2017

Off the Shelf with guest Kevin Vost

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

February 26, 2017

When angels hear us, God hears us in them; Angels: Day 218

God does work miracles, St. Augustine says, but all according to his unchanging will. We can...

February 25, 2017

Angels hear our prayers; Angels: Day 217

Why do we pray when God already knows what we need? Perhaps, says St. Augustine, we...

February 24, 2017

Only the virtuous earn angel guides; Angels: Day 216

Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus’ parable (Luke 16:19-31) never cursed his evil fate or blamed...

February 23, 2017

Angels guide the unborn child; Angels: Day 215

Even Roman superstition, says Tertullian, admitted that the unborn child was a human being—otherwise why would...

February 22, 2017

When do we get guardian angels?; Angel: Day 214

Origen, one of the Church’s earliest theologians, tries to work out the truth about guardian angels. When...

February 22, 2017

Weekly Giveaway: Lenten Resources

This week one lucky winner will receive a copy of Lent with Saint Teresa of...

February 21, 2017

Everyone has a guardian angel; Angels: Day 213

Even children of adultery, says one of the characters in St. Methodius’s Banquet of the...

February 21, 2017

Resources for your 2017 Lenten journey

Lent is a time for reflection and growth in our spiritual lives. Every Lent...

February 20, 2017

Martyrs like a legion of angels; Angels: Day 212

In a very dangerous time for orthodox Christians and the whole Roman Empire, St. Ambrose...

February 20, 2017

Off the Shelf with guest with Raymond Arroyo

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

February 19, 2017

We’re surrounded by protection we can’t see; Angels; Day 211

During a tense time in Milan, St. Ambrose reminds his flock of a story from...

February 18, 2017

Know your angels; Angels: Day 210

A very early Christian writing, The Shepherd of Hermas, gives us the famous image of the...

February 17, 2017

A prayer for help from the angels; Angels: Day 209

St. Gildas the Wise lived in the time after the legendary King Arthur, when barbarians were...

February 16, 2017

Angels saw Christ in the flesh; Angels: Day 208

Theodoret of Cyrus imagines a dialogue between Orthodoxos, the champion of orthodox Christianity, and Eranistes, whose...

February 15, 2017

Only the truth can conquer; Angels: Day 207

Angels don’t lie, says St. Ephrem the Syrian. The message they bring from God is true. And...

February 15, 2017

Weekly Giveaway: The Apostasy That Wasn’t

This week one lucky winner will receive a copy of The Apostasy That Wasn't: The...

February 14, 2017

A glorious subjection; Angels: Day 206

All things are made subject to Christ—but what kind of subjection is this? Not ignoble slavery,...

February 14, 2017

The Apostasy That Wasn’t

CBB Review of The Apostasy That Wasn’t: The Extraordinary Story of the Unbreakable Early Church by...

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