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January 2018

January 30, 2018

Find rest in the Church; Church Fathers: Day 189

Beginning a homily, Jacob of Serugh invites everyone to leave the weariness and empty toil...

January 29, 2018

Off the Shelf 057 with Brian Engelland – Force for Good

Dr. Brian Engelland is Associate Dean of the School of Business and Economics, the Edward...

January 29, 2018

Color your soul with the Mass; Church Fathers: Day 188

Jacob of Serugh tells us that our souls take on the color of whatever we...

January 28, 2018

Find your delight in heavenly food; Church Fathers: Day 187

On his way to martyrdom in Rome, St. Ignatius of Antioch begs the Roman Christians...

January 27, 2018

Take some time to reflect after Mass; Church Fathers: Day 186

Do we forget everything that happened at Mass as soon as we burst out the...

January 26, 2018

Stay for the whole Mass; Church Fathers: Day 185

In the time of Jacob of Serugh, it seems that many people were rushing out...

January 25, 2018

Take communion every day; Church Fathers: Day 184

Frequent communion is life many times over, says St. Basil. Offered the gift of eternal...

January 24, 2018

Learn to love the Mass; Church Fathers: Day 183

It’s an old joke, born of true observation, that Catholics seem to burst out of...

January 23, 2018

Off the Shelf 056 with Christopher Blum – A Mind at Peace

Christopher O. Blum is Professor of History & Philosophy and Academic Dean of the Augustine...

January 23, 2018

The heavens are opened in the Eucharist; Church Fathers: Day 182

A medieval legend told how St. Gregory the Great had actually seen a vision of...

January 22, 2018

Sacrifice yourself along with the Eucharist; Church Fathers: Day 181

St. Gregory the Great tells us that it’s not enough just to be there when...

January 21, 2018

Get to Mass on time; Church Fathers: Day 180

Some people in the time of Jacob of Serugh were arriving at Mass very late—...

January 20, 2018

Don’t be like Herod!; Church Fathers: Day 179

Herod told the Magi he wanted to worship the infant Christ—but really he wanted to...

January 19, 2018

Examine your conscience before Mass; Church Fathers: Day 178

The Church is a hospital for sinners, we often hear. But sometimes the cure is...

January 19, 2018

Interview with Sally Read

Interview by Julie Abell JULIE: Thank you for writing about your conversion from staunch atheism...

January 18, 2018

Night’s Bright Darkness – an atheist comes home

Review by Julie Abell At the end of every delightful book I am both sad...

January 18, 2018

Avoid the smoke of worldly cares; Church Fathers: Day 177

Scripture is the clear air of a meadow or a garden, says St. John Chrysostom....

January 17, 2018

The Mysterious Magi – Mystery Solved!

Review by Pete Socks Looking for a good history book on an obscure topic in...

January 17, 2018

Take the medicine that costs you nothing; Church Fathers: Day 176

The health care you have to pay for is more more easily obtained by the...

January 16, 2018

Take your examples from Scripture; Church Fathers: Day 175

Scripture, St. Basil tells us, gives us an example for every occasion. When we want...

January 15, 2018

Find your defense against temptation in Scripture; Church Fathers: Day 174

St. Jerome writes to one of his friends about a mutual friend, Bonosus, who has...

January 15, 2018

Off the Shelf 055 with Adam Blai – Hauntings, Possessions, and Exorcisms

Adam Blai (pronounced "Bly") is a Church-decreed expert on religious demonology and exorcism in the...

January 14, 2018

Reading Scripture is a foretaste of heaven; Church Fathers: Day 173

Writing to the bishop Paulinus, St. Jerome tells him that he should love nothing better...

January 13, 2018

Don’t let confusing scriptures discourage you; Church Fathers: Day 172

Don’t let the obscurities and difficulties in Scripture keep you from reading, says St. John...

January 12, 2018

Pray when you read the Bible; Church Fathers: Day 171

Writing to Gregory, later known as St. Gregory Thaumaturgus (“Wonder- Worker”), Origen, one of the...

January 11, 2018

Approach Scripture with humility; Church Fathers: Day 170

St. Augustine discovered the Scriptures when he was a young man. He didn’t like them....

January 10, 2018

Don’t neglect Scripture; Church Fathers: Day 169

If we had not fallen through our own sin, we would have been in close...

January 09, 2018

Off the Shelf 054 with Paul Thigpen – Spiritual Warfare Bible

Paul Thigpen, Ph.D., is the editor of TAN Books and the best-selling author, co-author or...

January 09, 2018

Pay careful attention to Scripture; Church Fathers: Day 168

About to begin a series of homilies on the Gospel of Matthew, St. John Chrysostom...

January 08, 2018

Rejoice in the knowledge of Scripture; Church Fathers: Day 167

Some people love to accumulate jewels from the farthest corners of the earth. But if...

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