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2017-04-22T18:27:17-05:00

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Off the Shelf 020 with guest Timothy O’Malley

Last updated on: April 22, 2017 at 6:27 pm By Pete Socks

If you missed this past Saturday’s show you can listen to the archive now. Timothy O’Malley and I discussed the richness of the Mass, why people don’t recognize this, and how to win them back. All of this and more from his book Bored Again Catholic: How the Mass Could Save Your Life. You can listen to the show below or download it here. Read more

2017-04-15T17:15:42-05:00

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Virginity is to marriage as angel is to human; Angels: Day 274

Last updated on: April 15, 2017 at 5:15 pm By Pete Socks

God forbid we should say anything against marriage, says St. John of Damascus. After all, Christ himself honored marriage as a guest at the wedding in Cana. But virginity is a higher state—an imitation of the angels. Virginity is the rule of life among the angels, the property of all incor- poreal nature. We say this without speaking ill of marriage—God forbid! For we know that the Lord blessed marriage by His presence ( John 2:1), and we know him who... Read more

A Year with the Angels

Mike Aquilina

Saint Benedict Press

Saint John of Damascus

2017-04-15T17:11:55-05:00

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Choosing an angel’s life; Angels: Day 273

Last updated on: April 15, 2017 at 5:11 pm By Pete Socks

St. Augustine writes to express his joy at hearing that the daughter of an illustrious family has chosen to become a nun. It’s a glorious thing to be the mother of an extensive family, he says, but even more glorious to belong completely to Christ. Who can declare in words, or expound with adequate praises, how in- comparably greater is the glory and advantage gained by your family in giving to Christ women consecrated to his service, than in giving... Read more

A Year with the Angels

Mike Aquilina

Saint Augustine

Saint Benedict Press

2017-04-15T17:07:55-05:00

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Living like the angels; Angels: Day 272

Last updated on: April 15, 2017 at 5:07 pm By Pete Socks

St. Macrina, a great Christian teacher, showed her own mother how to live a life of asceticism and meditation—a life that her brother, St. Gregory of Nyssa, describes as being little different from the life of the angels. When the cares of bringing up a family and the anxieties of their educa- tion and settling in life had come to an end, and the property—a frequent cause of worldliness—had been for the most part divided among the children, then, as I said... Read more

A Year with the Angels

Mike Aquilina

Saint Benedict Press

Saint Gregory of Nyssa

2017-04-15T17:03:46-05:00

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Angels appear when you winnow the wheat; Angels: Day 271

Last updated on: April 15, 2017 at 5:03 pm By Pete Socks

You’re not likely to receive the inner truths of the Lord, says St. Gregory the Great, unless you separate yourself from external things that lead you away. “And he took a potsherd with which to scrape himself, and sat among the ashes” ( Job 2:8). This is why our Redeemer came—to scrape the scabs off our wounds, so to speak, when he said, “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that... Read more

A Year with the Angels

Mike Aquilina

Saint Benedict Press

Saint Gregory the Great

2017-04-19T21:31:49-05:00

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Experience the Eucharist through the eyes of the early church

Last updated on: April 19, 2017 at 9:31 pm By Pete Socks

One of the main things that separate us Catholics from our Christian brethren is the Eucharist. Non-Catholics have varying beliefs in what communion means for them. As Catholics, we firmly believe in the Real Presence and that what we are receiving at communion is the actual body and bluff of Jesus Christ. In his new book Around the Table: Retelling the Story of the Eucharist through the Eyes of Jesus’ First Followers Scott Hurd reveals exactly why the Eucharist is... Read more

2017-04-15T16:57:03-05:00

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Fasting makes us angels – but prayer comes; Angels: Day 270

Last updated on: April 15, 2017 at 4:57 pm By Pete Socks

Fasting, says St. John Chrysostom, is an extraordinarily powerful thing. It makes us mortals into angels, and it fights the demonic powers. But more important even than fasting is praying—and even if you’re too weak to fast, you can still pray. Fasting brings considerable power. It trains us in strictness, and makes a mortal into an angel, and fights against the demons. But it doesn’t do these things by itself. Prayer is needed too—and prayer must come first. Why did Christ go... Read more

A Year with the Angels

Mike Aquilina

Saint Benedict Press

Saint John Chrysostom

2017-04-15T16:01:42-05:00

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The angelic virtue of detachment; Angels: Day 269

Last updated on: April 15, 2017 at 4:01 pm By Pete Socks

Why does God let bad things happen to good people? Dionysius the Areopagite tells us that it’s not really unfair at all. In fact, it would be unfair to weaken brave Christians by letting them get attached to earthly things. When they have to struggle on earth, they come nearer to the virtue of the angels. But someone may say, “It is not the mark of justice to leave pious men without assistance when they are ground down by evil men.”... Read more

A Year with the Angels

Dionysius the Areopagite

Mike Aquilina

Saint Benedict Press

2017-04-15T15:57:05-05:00

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Leave greed behind to be equal to the angels; Angels: Day 268

Last updated on: April 15, 2017 at 3:57 pm By Pete Socks

There are countless poor people and only a few rich. So why did the apostles, all of them poor, worry about their own salvation when Jesus told them how hard it was for a rich man to get into Heaven? Because, says, St. Augustine, they knew he was really talking about covetousness. When they were saying, “Who then can be saved?” were they thinking of the few rich people? Had they forgotten how many poor people there are? Couldn’t they say... Read more

A Year with the Angels

Mike Aquilina

Saint Augustine

Saint Benedict Press

2017-04-14T21:36:41-05:00

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Off the Shelf 019 with guest Scott Hurd

Last updated on: April 14, 2017 at 9:36 pm By Pete Socks

If you missed this past Saturday’s show you can listen to the archive now. Scott Hurd and I discussed the Eucharist and his book Around the Table: Retelling the Story of the Eucharist through the Eyes of Jesus’ First Followers. Scott employs the Ignatian method of putting yourself into the scene and it makes for a pure joy to read. He chose 14 different biblical “characters” to explain the justhow important and wondrous the Eucharist truly is. You can listen to the show... Read more

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