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August 2014

August 12, 2014

Vice proves that our nature is good, Church Fathers: Day 022

Here’s an interesting argument from St. Augustine. Against those who deny that we were created...

August 11, 2014

The Clergy Speaks – Archbishop Charles J. Chaput

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

August 11, 2014

Put good things in their place; Church Fathers: Day 021

The good things of this world really are good, says St. Augustine. But we shouldn’t...

August 10, 2014

CBB Interview with David Scott

PETE: What drew you to writing about Mother Teresa in your book The Love that...

August 10, 2014

Thank God for the wicked; Church Fathers: Day 020

Why doesn’t God just get rid of the wicked now and let the righteous live...

August 09, 2014

Appreciate God’s mercy after the Fall; Church Fathers: Day 019

Our sin is entirely our own fault, says St. John Chrysostom. But God loves us...

August 08, 2014

Remember that everything is made for a reason; Church Fathers: Day 018

If creation is good, why are there poisonous plants? St. Basil reminds us not to...

August 07, 2014

Weekly Giveaway – The Love That Made Mother Teresa

This week Sophia Institute Press sponsors the CBB giveaway. One lucky winner will receive one...

August 07, 2014

Praise God for the beauty of light; Church Fathers: Day 017

Light was God’s first creation, and God saw that it was good. This goodness, says...

August 06, 2014

CBB Review – The Love That Made Mother Teresa

In his book The Love That Made Mother Teresa: How Her Secret Visions and Dark...

August 06, 2014

Believe, then use your reason; Church Fathers: Day 016

The pagan philosopher Celsus wrote a tract accusing the Christians of hating reason. Not at...

August 06, 2014

Train yourself with secular learning; Church Fathers: Day 014

Secular learning is good and useful, says St. Basil, when we understand that our true...

August 05, 2014

The Clergy Speaks – Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Welcome to what I call “The Clergy Speaks”, a new recurring feature here at The...

August 05, 2014

Believe—it’s the rational thing; Church Fathers: Day 015

St. Athanasius, the great defender of orthodoxy, tells us that the faith of the martyrs...

August 03, 2014

CBB Interview with Matt Leonard

PETE: Matt you serve as Executive Director at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology....

August 03, 2014

Use your education; Church Fathers: Day 013

Is it better to be ignorant than to be educated? Not at all, says St....

August 02, 2014

Look for truth in every way, find it in Christ; Church Fathers: Day 012

Arguing that a well-rounded education is good for a Christian, St. Clement of Alexandria tells...

August 01, 2014

Use what God gave you the way God intended; Church Fathers: Day 011

God created the universe, and it was very good. But that doesn’t mean every use...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

Weekly Giveaway – Letter & Spirit: 8 volume set

This week the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology sponsors the CBB giveaway. One lucky...

July 31, 2014

Don’t underestimate God; Church Fathers: Day 010

In ancient times as well as our own, people brought forward supposedly scien­tific arguments against...

July 30, 2014

CBB Review – Letter and Spirit journals

If you are looking for a deeper understanding of Scripture from a trusted source, look...

July 30, 2014

Nature shows us the Resurrection; Church Fathers: Day 009

St. Clement of Rome tells us that belief in the resurrection should come natu­rally. God...

July 29, 2014

The harmony of the universe; Church Fathers: Day 008

When the church in Corinth was disturbed by factions, St. Clement, one of the earliest...

July 28, 2014

Every season has its spiritual reward; Church Fathers: Day 007

St. Cyprian tells a group of Christian prisoners that their sufferings are earning them greater...

July 27, 2014

CBB Interview with Randy Hain

PETE: With all the challenges men face today, many of which you point out in...

July 27, 2014

Admire the world as a work of art; Church Fathers: Day 006

The world is a work of art displayed for our admiration, says St. Basil. When...

July 26, 2014

Let all creation remind you of the Creator; Church Fathers: Day 005

Whenever you see a flower or a blade of grass, says St. Basil, remember how...

July 25, 2014

See God in the beauty of creation; Church Fathers: Day 004

The marvelous perfection of creation, where everything fits and works together to bring about God’s...

July 24, 2014

Weekly Giveaway – Journey to Heaven

This week Emmaus Road Publishing sponsors the CBB giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a...

July 24, 2014

When God speaks, hear; Church Fathers: Day 003

God speaks to us through Scripture and the Church. But God also speaks to us...

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