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November 2016

November 16, 2016

CBB Review – Sacred Reading: The 2017 Guide to Daily Prayer

Review by Julie Abell I really enjoy books that can keep my eyes and heart...

November 15, 2016

Satan does not see God; Angels: Day 117

Examining the book of Job, St. Gregory the Great encounters a puzzle very near the beginning....

November 14, 2016

Whence have you come?; Angels: Day 116

When Satan appears before the Lord, God asks him, “Whence have you come?” That’s not...

November 13, 2016

Satan presents himself before the Lord; Angels: Day 115

Satan still has an angel’s nature, says St. Gregory the Great. Although he has fallen, he...

November 12, 2016

Better a prisoner for Christ than an angel; Angel: Day 114

It sounds crazy, says St. John Chrysostom, but a Christian would rather be a prisoner with...

November 11, 2016

It’s good to be human; Angels: Day 113

Some heretical writers had said that there would be no bodily resurrection, but that we would...

November 11, 2016

CBB Giveaway – Resisting Happiness

This week TEN lucky winners will receive a copy of Resisting Happiness by Matthew Kelly, ...

November 10, 2016

Our freedom is different from the angels; Angels: Day 112

Like the angels, says St. John of Damascus, we have free will; but it’s a...

November 10, 2016

CBB Review – Resisting Happiness

Matthew Kelly seems to churn books out at will. The key is each of these...

November 09, 2016

CBB Review – Faith Under Fire

Review by Julie Abell Who doesn’t love a good story? Everyone loves a good story. ...

November 09, 2016

Like the angels, we have free will; Angels: Day 111

Reason, says St. John of Damascus, is very closely linked with free will. With reason,...

November 08, 2016

Angels and humans have free will; Angels: Day 110

Tatian tells us that both humans and angels were created through the Word, and that...

November 07, 2016

Even angels are darkness without God; Angels: Day 109

The fall of the angels, says St. Augustine, shows us how completely every spiritual being—human...

November 06, 2016

God showed mercy to our weakness; Angels: Day 108

If fallen humanity deserved mercy, why not the fallen angels? One reason, says St. Gregory the...

November 05, 2016

We don’t deserve God’s mercy; Angels: Day 107

The evil angels, says St. Augustine, suffer the just punishment for their betrayal. We might have...

November 04, 2016

We are forgiven because of the flesh; Angels: Day 106

The angels who sinned cannot be forgiven, says St. Gregory the Great, because—having purely spiritual...

November 04, 2016

CBB Giveaway: Called to Teach

This week one lucky winner will receive a copy of Called to Teach: Daily Inspiration...

November 03, 2016

Satan is more guilty than we are; Angels: Day 105

Satan, says St. Gregory the Great, left his exalted position by his own wickedness, whereas...

November 03, 2016

CBB Review – Called to Teach: Daily Inspiration for Catholic Educators

As a teacher, Justin McClain knows what it means to be Called to Teach, and...

November 02, 2016

Not hurting anyone but himself: Angels, Day 104

The devil, says St. Augustine, did no damage to God in his fall, but only...

November 01, 2016

Satan fell, and we followed; Angels: Day 103

The first of all the angels, Tatian tells us, was worshiped as a god by...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

Covetousness made an archangel the devil, Angels: Day 102

St. Asterius of Amasea gives us a good working definition of covetousness, and explains that this...

October 30, 2016

Angels know the truth because they love God, Angels: Day 101

Demons often predict the future, says St. Augustine, because they’re intelligent, and they can see things...

October 29, 2016

Angels have no creative power, Angels: Day 100

God makes creation to operate by certain principles, says St. Augustine. If evil angels can make...

October 28, 2016

Evil exists only in the good, Angels: Day 099

Human beings and angels are good creations, says St. Augustine. Even the evil angels are good...

October 28, 2016

CBB Giveaway: Letters to My Lord AND Mother Teresa: Carrier of God’s Mercy

This week we have an awesome TWO title giveaway! One lucky winner will receive a copy...

October 27, 2016

Demons are not evil by nature, Angels: Day 098

The demons, says Dionysius the Areopagite, are not made evil. What we call “evil” is a...

October 27, 2016

CBB News – Mother Teresa: Carrier of Mercy

My new book! You read that right. After nearly four years here at The Catholic...

October 26, 2016

Satan was created good, Angels: Day 097

If Satan was one of God’s creatures, then isn’t God to blame for evil? Against...

October 26, 2016

CBB Review: Letters to My Lord

Review by Michele Craig During his last days on earth, as he was lying in...

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