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2018-03-19T07:32:17-05:00

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

Last updated on: March 19, 2018 at 7:32 am By Pete Socks

When St. Gregory the Great was pope, the government in Dalmatia ordained a bishop named Maximus to the See of Salona, setting aside the bishop who had been legitimately elected. The governor of the province wanted to be reconciled with the pope, but Gregory tells him that he can’t expect forgiveness while he’s still participating in the evil. I have received your highness’s letter, in which you speak of having provoked my displeasure, and of wishing to be in favor... Read more

A Year with the Church Fathers

Mike Aquilina

Saint Benedict Press

Saint Gregory the Great

2018-03-18T05:45:15-05:00

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

Last updated on: March 18, 2018 at 5:45 am By Pete Socks

In poetic rhythms that recall the ancient Hebrew Psalms, St. Ephrem the Syrian warns us not to look for faults in our neighbors. If we’re so keen on righteousness, we should be judging ourselves. Do not look for the faults of your friend. Do not repeat the shortcomings of your neighbors in your talk. You are not the judge of creation. You do not have dominion over the earth. If you love righteousness, admonish your soul and yourself. Be the... Read more

A Year with the Church Fathers

Mike Aquilina

Saint Benedict Press

Saint Ephrem the Syrian

2018-03-17T05:47:53-05:00

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Off the Shelf 064 with Karl Keating – Booked for Life

Last updated on: March 17, 2018 at 5:47 am By Pete Socks

Karl Keating is founder and senior fellow at Catholic Answers. He is the author of seven books, including his most recent, The New Geocentrists and The Ultimate Catholic Quiz. His books Catholicism and Fundamentalism and What Catholics Really Believe have been national best sellers. Join Karl Keating and I as we discuss his journey in apologetics on Episode 064 of Off the Shelf. As he notes in the subtitle of his latest book his career in apologetics was more by accident and less by design. We take... Read more

2018-03-17T05:26:24-05:00

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

Last updated on: March 17, 2018 at 5:26 am By Pete Socks

Some are rich and some are poor. Who’s better off ? As Hermas learns in one of his visions, the rich need the poor even more than the poor need the rich. “Do you see the elm and the grapevine?” he said. “I see them, sir,” I replied. “This grapevine,” he continued, “produces fruit, and the elm is a fruitless tree. But unless the vine is trained on the elm, it can’t bear much fruit trailing along the ground. And... Read more

A Year with the Church Fathers

Hermas

Mike Aquilina

Saint Benedict Press

2018-03-16T05:35:45-05:00

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Think of the future; Church Fathers: Day 235

Last updated on: March 16, 2018 at 5:35 am By Pete Socks

People who live in wealth are not really fortunate, says St. John Chrysostom. We need to take a long-term view when we’re deciding who is really happy. Robbers lie in wait in the way and plunder travelers, and hide the wealth of others in their own lurking-places, caves or dens. Do not think they are happy on account of the present, but miserable on account of the future—the fearful judgment, the inevitable account to be rendered, the outer darkness that... Read more

A Year with the Church Fathers

Mike Aquilina

Saint Benedict Press

Saint John Chrysostom

2018-03-15T05:44:16-05:00

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

Last updated on: March 15, 2018 at 5:44 am By Pete Socks

St. Ephrem the Syrian tells us that the poor are Christ visiting us in disguise. When the poor bless us for our kindness, Christ himself is blessing us. Love poverty. Desire neediness. If you have both for your portion, you have an inheritance on high. Do not despise the voice of the poor man, and do not give him reason to curse you. For if the man whose palate is bitter curses you, the Lord will hear his petitions. If... Read more

A Year with the Church Fathers

Church Fathers

Mike Aquilina

Saint Benedict Press

Saint Ephrem the Syrian

2018-03-14T06:12:27-05:00

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The Saints at the Chapel

Last updated on: March 14, 2018 at 6:12 am By Pete Socks

Nestled in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood is a treasure not often seen outside of the Vatican itself. At first, what appears to be an unassuming Catholic chapel, is actually the home to the world’s largest collection of relics held outside of Rome. Christopher Reibold, known as the Saint Story Guy, brings to life the stories of the saints whose relics are part of the collection in his fantastic book The Saints at the Chapel: Thrilling Tales of History’s Holiest Heroes.... Read more

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The Saints at the Chapel

2018-03-14T05:39:26-05:00

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

Last updated on: March 14, 2018 at 5:39 am By Pete Socks

Can you buy repentance with the fruits of your sin? No, says Commodianus: God rejects gifts that come from the proceeds of your sin and injustice. Why do you senselessly pretend to be good by the wound of another? Because of what you give, another is weeping every day. Do you think the Lord does not see these things from heaven? One gives gifts so that he may impoverish another. Or if you have lent on usury at 24%, you... Read more

A Year with the Church Fathers

2018-03-13T05:47:14-05:00

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

Last updated on: March 13, 2018 at 5:47 am By Pete Socks

St. Cyprian tells us to be generous in giving to the poor. But don’t we have to worry about feeding ourselves, too? No need to worry: trust in Christ, and you will be provided for. If you’re afraid that you might use up all your property by being so generous, and be reduced to poverty, cheer up and don’t worry. You can’t run out if you’re supplying the service of Christ or performing the work of heaven. I don’t tell... Read more

A Year with the Church Fathers

2018-03-12T06:02:32-05:00

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Deposit your wealth in heaven; Church Fathers: Day 231

Last updated on: March 12, 2018 at 6:02 am By Pete Socks

Writing to a young widow still grieving her husband, St. John Chrysostom advises her to put all her goods in heaven—a better investment than she could ever find here on earth. Now, once and for all, if you want to keep your property in security and earn good interest on it as well, I’ll show you the plan, and the place where no one who wants to steal it can get in. What place is that? It’s heaven. Send your... Read more

A Year with the Church Fathers

Church Fathers

Mike Aquilina

Saint Benedict Press

Saint John Chrysostom

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