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April 2018

April 18, 2018

When things go well, remember who you are; Church Fathers: Day 262

Pope St. Gregory the Great sent St. Augustine of Canterbury to convert the pagan English....

April 16, 2018

Forget the good you’ve done; Church Fathers: Day 261

We need to forget all about whatever good we’ve done, says St. John Chrysostom. God...

April 16, 2018

Off the Shelf 068 with Christopher Carstens – A Devotional Journey into the Mass

Christopher Carstens is Director of the Office for Sacred Worship in the Diocese of La...

April 15, 2018

Humble yourself as Christ did; Church Fathers: Day 260

Pride attacks those who have exalted positions, says St. Cyril of Alexandria. What position could...

April 14, 2018

Give the credit to God; Church Fathers: Day 259

The Syrian abbot Chaeremon tells St. John Cassian that we can’t give ourselves the credit...

April 13, 2018

Be humble from the start; Church Fathers: Day 258

“Everyone who glories shall be humbled,” says Aphrahat—and then he gives a very persuasive list...

April 12, 2018

Sow on earth, reap in heaven; Church Fathers: Day 257

Mercy, says St. Ambrose, is a virtue that makes us like our Father in heaven....

April 11, 2018

Catholic apologist is Booked for Life

Karl Keating is undoubtedly one of the leading apologists of our time. The founder of...

April 11, 2018

Learn to forgive; Church Fathers: Day 256

St. Augustine reminds us that if we are so hard-hearted that we cannot forgive even...

April 10, 2018

Listen to your conscience; Church Fathers: Day 255

Even your own father might have given up on you if you had never listened...

April 09, 2018

Weep, and find joy; Church Fathers: Day 254

Weeping for our sins is the route to joy, says St. John Chrysostom. Real remorse...

April 08, 2018

Keep your soul light as a feather; Church Fathers: Day 253

The abbot Isaac told St. John Cassian that we can compare the soul to a...

April 07, 2018

Off the Shelf 067 with Gary Jansen – Life Everlasting

Gary Jansen currently serves as the senior editor of religion and spirituality at the Crown...

April 07, 2018

Make use of your sins; Church Fathers: Day 252

Even your former sins can lead others to Christ. Palladius of Galatia tells the story...

April 06, 2018

Bear fruit that befits repentance; Church Fathers: Day 251

It’s good to stop sinning—but it’s not enough, says St. John Chrysostom. We also need...

April 05, 2018

Uproot sin and sow spiritual seed; Church Fathers: Day 250

St. Ambrose uses a farming metaphor to tell us about confession: you need to root...

April 03, 2018

Learn to repent from Judas; Church Fathers: Day 249

Christ gave Judas every opportunity to repent, not even holding back the Last Supper from...

April 02, 2018

Off the Shelf 066 with Susan Muto – Gratefulness

Susan Muto, executive director of the Epiphany Association, is a renowned speaker, author, and teacher,...

March 2018

March 31, 2018

Excommunication is a last resort; Church Fathers: Day 248

We see it all the time: politicians, professors, even priests who call themselves “Catholic” but...

March 30, 2018

Repent for the sake of the Eucharist; Church Fathers: Day 247

Against heretics who said that serious sinners could never be reconciled to the Church, St....

March 29, 2018

Trust your Physician, even if the cure hurts; Church Fathers: Day 246

We trust medical doctors even though they do all sorts of unpleasant things to us,...

March 27, 2018

The “anger” of Christ is his mercy; Church Fathers: Day 245

When we say that Christ is “angry” with sinners, says St. Ambrose, we don’t mean...

March 26, 2018

Take the medicine that cures you; Church Fathers: Day 244

When you’ve been wounded in the battle against sin, says Aphrahat the Sage, penitence is...

March 25, 2018

Attack your strongest sin first; Church Fathers: Day 243

The wise abbot Serapion told St. John Cassian that we should attack the enemy first...

March 24, 2018

Off the Shelf 065 with Richard Hirtreiter – Catholic Capitalism

Richard Hirtreiter is an attorney, author, entrepreneur and businessman. He is a lifelong Catholic and...

March 24, 2018

Be happy to be corrected; Church Fathers: Day 242

St. Clement of Rome tells us to correct one another, and—more important—to accept correction happily....

March 23, 2018

Five ways to repent; Church Fathers: Day 241

There are many ways to repent, says St. John Chrysostom, and they all lead to...

March 21, 2018

Sincere repentance saves the wickedest; Church Fathers: Day 240

No one was more wicked than Nebuchadnezzar, says St. Cyril of Jerusalem. Yet even he...

March 20, 2018

To know God, confess your sins; Church Fathers: Day 239

Why do we confess our sins when God knows them already? St. Augustine tells us...

March 20, 2018

Marry Her and Die for Her

Review by Julie Abell Last year I read Costanza Miriano’s book Marry Him and Be...

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