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August 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

When God speaks, hear; Church Fathers: Day 003

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

July 23, 2014

See God everywhere; Church Fathers: Day 002

St. John Cassian remembers how the wise old abbot Moses told him to see God...

July 22, 2014

Put God at the beginning; Church Fathers: Day 001

No matter what scientific explanation you come up with for the origin of the universe,...

July 21, 2014

A Year with the Church Fathers – Introduction

Welcome to a new and exciting feature here at The Catholic Book Blogger. Through the...

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