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March 2018

March 19, 2018

Put things right before you ask for forgiveness; Church Fathers: Day 238

When St. Gregory the Great was pope, the government in Dalmatia ordained a bishop named...

March 18, 2018

Judge yourself, not your neighbors; Church Fathers: Day 237

In poetic rhythms that recall the ancient Hebrew Psalms, St. Ephrem the Syrian warns us...

March 17, 2018

Off the Shelf 064 with Karl Keating – Booked for Life

Karl Keating is founder and senior fellow at Catholic Answers. He is the author of...

March 17, 2018

Learn the lesson of the grapevine and the elm; Church Fathers: Day 236

Some are rich and some are poor. Who’s better off ? As Hermas learns in...

March 16, 2018

Think of the future; Church Fathers: Day 235

People who live in wealth are not really fortunate, says St. John Chrysostom. We need...

March 15, 2018

Feed the poor and you feed Christ; Church Fathers: Day 234

St. Ephrem the Syrian tells us that the poor are Christ visiting us in disguise....

March 14, 2018

The Saints at the Chapel

Nestled in Pittsburgh's Troy Hill neighborhood is a treasure not often seen outside of the...

March 14, 2018

Ill-gotten gains make wicked gifts; Church Fathers: Day 233

Can you buy repentance with the fruits of your sin? No, says Commodianus: God rejects...

March 13, 2018

Don’t worry about being too generous; Church Fathers: Day 232

St. Cyprian tells us to be generous in giving to the poor. But don’t we...

March 12, 2018

Deposit your wealth in heaven; Church Fathers: Day 231

Writing to a young widow still grieving her husband, St. John Chrysostom advises her to...

March 11, 2018

The sick need your help, not just sympathy; Church Fathers: Day 230

Commodianus tells us that we owe help—not just kind words—to the sick who are in...

March 10, 2018

Feed the poor and you feed Christ; Church Fathers: Day 234

St. Ephrem the Syrian tells us that the poor are Christ visiting us in disguise....

March 09, 2018

Off the Shelf 063 with Philip Lawler – Lost Shepherd

Philip Lawler is the editor of Catholic World News and is one of America’s most...

March 09, 2018

See poverty as an opportunity for service; Church Fathers: Day 229

Theodoret tells a rich nobleman that the poverty he sees all around him is there...

March 08, 2018

Be thankful in adversity as well as in prosperity; Church Fathers: Day 228

Pope St. Gregory the Great, having heard that one of his noble friends had suddenly...

March 07, 2018

Use your money for good; Church Fathers: Day 227

Money is the root of all evil,” we often hear. But what St. Paul really...

March 06, 2018

Be happy with enough; Church Fathers: Day 226

Wealth isn’t really much fun, says St. John Chrysostom. A simple life is not only...

March 05, 2018

Off the Shelf 062 with Christopher Reibold – The Saints at the Chapel

Christopher Reibold is a Catholic writer and storyteller, living near Pittsburgh, PA. At thirteen, he...

March 05, 2018

Beware the temptations of power; Church Fathers: Day 225

Whenever we have power over people, says St. John Chrysostom, we’re tempted to use that...

March 04, 2018

Beware of prosperity—Satan lurks there; Church Fathers: Day 224

The persecutions had ceased, and Christians were safe from the government. But they weren’t safe,...

March 03, 2018

Remember the poor and trust God to provide; Church Fathers: Day 223

Writing a eulogy of his good friend Paula, a noble widow who was also his...

March 02, 2018

From Millennials to the Young at Heart – The Catholic Hipster’s Handbook

Review by Katie Zumbrum Be careful what you tweet about on Twitter. A simple joke...

March 02, 2018

Don’t take advantage of misfortune; Church Fathers: Day 222

When food is scarce, prices go up. It’s just good business, right? No, says St....

March 01, 2018

Share everything; Church Fathers: Day 221

St. Ambrose quotes the pagan philosopher Pythagoras to show that even the pagans admire selfless...

February 2018

February 28, 2018

Expect better returns from the poor; Church Fathers: Day 220

If you do something good for a rich man, says St. Ambrose, he just takes...

February 27, 2018

Invest in heaven; Church Fathers: Day 219

Are you asking me to give my money away for nothing? No, answers St. John...

February 26, 2018

Off the Shelf 061 with Tommy Tighe – The Catholic Hipster

On this episode of Off the Shelf, Tommy Tighe and I take a look at...

February 26, 2018

Beware the life of ease; Church Fathers: Day 218

It is simply impossible, says St. John Chrysostom, to live a completely untroubled life on...

February 25, 2018

See the real power of wealth; Church Fathers: Day 215

Preaching on the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (see Luke 16:19-31), St. John...

February 24, 2018

Toss out the image of the devil; Church Fathers: Day 214

Heaping up useless wealth, says St. Ambrose, rips the image of God out of our...

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