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February 2015

February 06, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 200: St. John Chrysostom says don’t rely on worldly things

Don’t rely on worldly things The ex-slave Eutropius ruled Constantinople by controlling a puppet emperor,...

February 05, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 199: St. John Chrysostom says apply what you hear in church to yourself

Apply what you hear in church to yourself In the homilies we hear at Mass,...

February 04, 2015

CBB Review: CSS International The Letter of Paul to the Ephesians

Catholic Scripture Study International has recently released a new study in their ongoing series. The...

February 04, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 198: Aphrahat points out that it takes sacrifice to be a good shepherd

It takes sacrifice to be a good shepherd The word “pastor” is just the Latin...

February 03, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 197: St. Augustine advises us to listen to God in your elders

Listen to God in your elders St. Augustine tells a familiar tale of peer pressure....

February 02, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 196: St. Irenaeus tells us to flee to the Church

Flee to the Church St. Irenaeus of Lyons was an expert on heresies—you might say...

February 01, 2015

CBB Interview with Daniel P. Horan

PETE: As a Franciscan friar, a number of your books have an obvious Franciscan theme...

February 01, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 195: St. Irenaeus tells us to eat from the right fruit

Eat from the right fruit St. Irenaeus of Lyons warns us against people who claim...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 194: St. Jerome says submit to the teaching of the Church

Submit to the teaching of the Church The book of Tobit is one of the...

January 30, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 193: St. Ignatius of Antioch tells us to love unity, avoid divisions

Love unity, avoid divisions St. Ignatius of Antioch tells the church in Magnesia, which had...

January 29, 2015

Weekly Giveaway: The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton

This week publisher Image Books sponsors the giveaway. One lucky winner will receive one copy...

January 29, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 192: St. Vincent of Lerins directs us to follow this rule: universality, antiquity, consen

Follow this rule: universality, antiquity, consent How do we know what belief is truly Catholic?...

January 28, 2015

CBB Review: The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton

Daniel P. Horan , O.F.M. has recently given us a new insight into Thomas Merton...

January 28, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 191: St. Pacian warns trust the whole church, not the loner

Trust the whole church, not the loner With withering sarcasm, St. Pacian tramples the arguments...

January 27, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 190: St. Cyril of Jerusalem says honor your parents and you honor God

Honor your parents and you honor God St. Cyril of Jerusalem tells us that honoring...

January 26, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 189: Jacob of Serugh says find rest in the Church

Find rest in the Church Beginning a homily, Jacob of Serugh invites everyone to leave...

January 25, 2015

The Open Book Podcast Episode 003: Talking Church Fathers with John Michael Talbot

  The Open Book Podcast Episode 003 Podcast: Download (Duration 35:31– 33 MB) Talking Church Fathers and...

January 25, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 188: Jacob of Serugh tells us to color our souls with the Mass

Color your soul with the Mass Jacob of Serugh tells us that our souls take...

January 24, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 187: St. Ignatius of Antioch tells us to find our delight in heavenly food

Find your delight in heavenly food On his way to martyrdom in Rome, St. Ignatius...

January 23, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 186: St. John Chrysostom advises us to take some time to reflect after Mass

Take some time to reflect after Mass Do we forget everything that happened at Mass...

January 22, 2015

Weekly Giveaway: The Ancient Path

This week publisher Image Books sponsors the giveaway. One lucky winner will receive one copy...

January 22, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 185: Jacob of Serugh advises us to stay for the whole Mass

Stay for the whole Mass In the time of Jacob of Serugh, it seems that...

January 21, 2015

CBB Review – The Ancient Path: Old Lessons from the Church Fathers for a New Life Today

Most likely you have either read one of John Michael Talbot's books or listened to...

January 21, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 184: St. Basil wants us to take communion every day

Take communion every day Frequent communion is life many times over, says St. Basil. Offered...

January 20, 2015

It’s a Sheenazing Day!

If you have never heard of Bonnie Engstrom and her blog "A Knotted Life" now...

January 20, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 183: Jacob of Serugh wants us to learn to love the Mass

Learn to love the Mass It’s an old joke, born of true observation, that Catholics...

January 19, 2015

The Laity Speaks – Michael Novak

Welcome back to “The Laity Speaks”, a recurring feature here at The Catholic Book Blogger....

January 19, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 182: St. Gregory the Great says the heavens are opened in the Eucharist

The heavens are opened in the Eucharist A medieval legend told how St. Gregory the...

January 18, 2015

CBB Interview with Paul Thigpen

PETE: What was your motivation behind writing your new book Manual for Spiritual Warfare? PAUL...

January 18, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 181: St. Gregory the Great tells us to sacrifice ourselves along with the Eucharist

Sacrifice yourself along with the Eucharist St. Gregory the Great tells us that it’s not...

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