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February 2018

February 23, 2018

Be poor to be rich; Church Fathers: Day 213

Only one who fears God is rich, says St. Ephrem the Syrian. All earthly riches...

February 22, 2018

Find God through continence; Church Fathers: Day 212

Writing to a monk, St. Basil praises continence. It isn’t just the celibacy practiced by...

February 21, 2018

Marriage is good; virginity is better; Church fathers: Day 211

Following the doctrine of St. Paul, St. Athanasius tells us that marriage and consecrated virginity...

February 20, 2018

The Catholic Guide to Loneliness

Review by Julie Abell One thing I have learned over my life is that thinking...

February 20, 2018

Keep the soul pure to keep the body pure; Church Fathers: Day 210

Barbarian invaders had violated many consecrated virgins in Rome. Was their chastity destroyed? No, says...

February 19, 2018

Lift up your hearts; Church Fathers: Day 209

If you keep your gaze trained on things that are above, says St. Gregory the...

February 19, 2018

Off the Shelf 060 with Father Charles Connor – Pioneer Priests

Fr. Charles P. Connor, S.T.L., Ph.D., is a professor of systemic theology and Church history...

February 18, 2018

Hold yourself to your own standard; Church Fathers: Day 208

St. John Chrysostom tells Christian husbands that they need to treat their wives with the...

February 17, 2018

Give up your double standard; Church Fathers: Day 207

Roman law severely punished women for adultery, but figured boys will be boys. Asterius of...

February 16, 2018

Remember your own faults, too; Church Fathers: Day 206

So you think your spouse is impossible. Well, that may be true, says Asterius of...

February 15, 2018

Remember your marriage vows; Church Fathers: Day 205

God created marriage, says Asterius of Amasea. A husband and wife are married not just...

February 14, 2018

Live like a Christian in marriage; Church Fathers: Day 204

If you’re married, says St. John Chrysostom, that doesn’t mean you can’t be chaste. The...

February 13, 2018

Lenten Healing to banish the seven deadly sins

Review by Katie Zumbrum Whether we like it or not, the Lenten season is almost...

February 13, 2018

Give the credit to Peter; Church Fathers: Day 203

St. Peter still holds the authority Christ gave him, says Pope St. Leo the Great....

February 12, 2018

Off the Shelf 059 with Mary Sperry – Making Room for God

Mary Elizabeth Sperry has worked for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops since 1994,...

February 12, 2018

Work to heal the wound of schism; Church Fathers: Day 202

Christian baptisms given outside the Catholic Church are still valid baptisms, but that doesn’t mean...

February 11, 2018

Don’t blame the Church for wicked Christians; Church Fathers: Day 201

There are bound to be bad seeds in such a large group as the Catholic...

February 10, 2018

Don’t rely on worldly things; Church Fathers: Day 200

The ex-slave Eutropius ruled Constantinople by controlling a puppet emperor, who abolished the right of...

February 09, 2018

Apply what you hear in church to yourself; Church Fathers: Day 199

In the homilies we hear at Mass, says St. John Chrysostom, the priest usually praises...

February 08, 2018

It takes sacrifice to be a good shepherd; Church Fathers: Day 198

The word “pastor” is just the Latin word for “shepherd.” Why were so many of...

February 07, 2018

Listen to God in your elders; Church Fathers: Day 197

St. Augustine tells a familiar tale of peer pressure. As a teenager, he was ashamed...

February 06, 2018

Flee to the Church; Church Fathers: Day 196

St. Irenaeus of Lyons was an expert on heresies—you might say he wrote the book...

February 05, 2018

Off the Shelf 058 with James Papandrea – From Star Wars to Superman

Jim Papandrea is a teacher, author, speaker, and musician. After graduating from the University of...

February 05, 2018

Eat from the right fruit; Church Fathers: Day 195

St. Irenaeus of Lyons warns us against people who claim to know what they can’t...

February 04, 2018

Hauntings, Possessions, and Exorcisms

Review by Pete Socks I have often written and in my podcasts spoken of, the...

February 04, 2018

Submit to the teaching of the Church; Church Fathers: Day 194

The book of Tobit is one of the Old Testament books left out of the...

February 03, 2018

Love unity, avoid divisions; Church Fathers: Day 193

St. Ignatius of Antioch tells the church in Magnesia, which had suffered from divisive politics,...

February 02, 2018

Follow this rule: universality, antiquity, consent; Church Fathers: Day 192

How do we know what belief is truly Catholic? St. Vincent of Lerins gives us...

February 01, 2018

Trust the whole church, not the loner; Church Fathers: Day 191

With withering sarcasm, St. Pacian tramples the arguments of the Novatians, a sect that said...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

Honor your parents and you honor God; Church Fathers: Day 190

St. Cyril of Jerusalem tells us that honoring our parents is the first virtue of...

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