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2017-11-10T06:57:54-05:00

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Learn to distinguish what really matters; Church Fathers: Day 110

Last updated on: November 10, 2017 at 6:57 am By Pete Socks

We can never know in this world why bad things happen to some people and good to others, says St. Augustine. But that very uncertainty should teach us what we really ought to value. In this world we learn to bear calmly the bad things that happen even to the good, and to hold cheap the blessings that even the wicked enjoy. So, even when we can’t see God’s justice, his teaching is beneficial. We don’t know by what judgment... Read more

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2017-11-10T06:48:36-05:00

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Feel pity for your persecutors; Church Fathers: Day 109

Last updated on: November 10, 2017 at 6:48 am By Pete Socks

The wise abbot Chaeremon told St. John Cassian that forgiveness and compassion are the signs of a soul purged from sin. If you forgive your persecutors as Jesus did those who crucified him, you really are following the Lord’s commandments. When anyone has acquired this love of goodness I was talking about, and the imitation of God, then he will be endowed with the Lord’s heart of compassion, and will also pray for his persecutors, saying in the same way,... Read more

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2019-01-22T15:40:01-05:00

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An Amazing True Life Story About World War II

Last updated on: January 22, 2019 at 3:40 pm By Pete Socks

Review by Julie Abell When I was a teenager in high school, I could not stand history. Like most people I wondered why we had to study something that was in the past and we could do nothing about and besides the textbooks made history so boring I could cry. Now that I am significantly older and I have a better understanding of the passage of time and the human condition, I love learning about history. I still stay far... Read more

The Shadow of His Wings

2017-11-09T06:39:47-05:00

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Make the right use of your worries; Church Fathers: Day 108

Last updated on: November 9, 2017 at 6:39 am By Pete Socks

We worry all the time, and with reason. Who can predict what will happen tomorrow? But we should remember our eternal destination, says St. Augustine. Everything we do in this life should ultimately be done with that in mind. Not even the saints and the faithful worshipers of the one true and most high God are safe from the many temptations and lies of the demons. But in this abode of weakness, and in these wicked days, this state of... Read more

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2017-11-05T07:22:50-05:00

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Let difficulties be your teachers; Church Fathers: Day 107

Last updated on: November 5, 2017 at 7:22 am By Pete Socks

The expulsion from Paradise was a bad thing. Yet look what good came of it, says St. John Chrysostom. The troubles of life after the Fall turned Eve’s mind back to God. Learn from the mother of Cain what a good result came from the expulsion from Paradise. Compare what Eve was before that to what she became afterward. Before the expulsion, she thought that the lying devil, that wicked demon, was more worth believing than the commandments of God.... Read more

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Mike Aquilina

Saint Benedict Press

Saint John Chrysostom

2017-11-07T11:59:44-05:00

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Why Are We Catholic? A Look Inside the Faith From Brandon Vogt

Last updated on: November 7, 2017 at 11:59 am By Pete Socks

Sometimes in our faith journeys we are asked the question to trump all questions. “Hey Pete, why are you Catholic?” That is a valid question whether you are a cradle Catholic or a convert such as myself. The reasons you may be asked that question are unending. Perhaps it’s a friend asking out of curiosity. Maybe you have an online presence, and someone asks the question in an attempt to catch you off guard. Regardless of the reason, Brandon Vogt... Read more

2017-11-05T07:10:42-05:00

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Cultivate patience and be at peace; Church Fathers: Day 106

Last updated on: November 5, 2017 at 7:10 am By Pete Socks

If you cultivate patience, says St. John Cassian, you will be at peace not only with other people, but also with animals and even the inanimate objects that used to frustrate you. God, the creator of all things, considers the amendment of his own work above everything else. Because the roots and causes of our falls are found not in others, but in ourselves, he commands that we should not give up intercourse with our brethren, nor avoid those who... Read more

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2017-11-05T06:54:54-05:00

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We are called to endure pain and illness; Church Fathers: Day 105

Last updated on: November 5, 2017 at 6:54 am By Pete Socks

Sometimes pain and sickness are hard to bear, but we’re still called to bear them. St. John Chrysostom writes to Olympias, a woman who was suffering from a painful illness, that even these sufferings have a purpose: they lead us toward our salvation. Nothing gives you so much credit, Olympias, as patiently enduring suffering. For patience is certainly the queen of virtues—the most perfect crown—and, as it excels all other forms of righteousness, so this particular kind of it is... Read more

A Year with the Church Fathers

Church Fathers

Mike Aquilina

Saint Benedict Press

Saint John Chrysostom

2017-11-05T21:12:13-05:00

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Off the Shelf 045 with Bradley Hahn – Solidarity HealthShare

Last updated on: November 5, 2017 at 9:12 pm By Pete Socks

Bradley Hahn is a deeply committed Catholic who helped found Solidarity HealthShare as a means for Catholic Americans to have an ethical and affordable way to pay for medical care costs. Bradley is a Phoenix-based attorney who regularly consults on end-of-life issues as they relate to Catholic social doctrine. He assists in a variety of Arizona Catholic charities, including the Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix. He speaks at churches and conferences throughout the U.S. on religious liberty,... Read more

Solidarity HealthShare

2017-11-05T06:41:15-05:00

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If you want faith, practice patience; Church Fathers: Day 104

Last updated on: November 5, 2017 at 6:41 am By Pete Socks

Tertullian, one of the founders of Christian theology, tells us that the New Law demands patience. Without patience, there can be no faith. Patience comes both after and before faith. Abraham believed God; but it was patience that tested his faith, when he was told to sacrifice his son. Such a burdensome commandment would not have pleased the Lord if it had been carried out perfectly, but he patiently heard it and would have obeyed it if it had been... Read more

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