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February 2015

February 03, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 197: St. Augustine advises us to listen to God in your elders

Listen to God in your elders St. Augustine tells a familiar tale of peer pressure....

February 02, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 196: St. Irenaeus tells us to flee to the Church

Flee to the Church St. Irenaeus of Lyons was an expert on heresies—you might say...

February 01, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 195: St. Irenaeus tells us to eat from the right fruit

Eat from the right fruit St. Irenaeus of Lyons warns us against people who claim...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 194: St. Jerome says submit to the teaching of the Church

Submit to the teaching of the Church The book of Tobit is one of the...

January 30, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 193: St. Ignatius of Antioch tells us to love unity, avoid divisions

Love unity, avoid divisions St. Ignatius of Antioch tells the church in Magnesia, which had...

January 29, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 192: St. Vincent of Lerins directs us to follow this rule: universality, antiquity, consen

Follow this rule: universality, antiquity, consent How do we know what belief is truly Catholic?...

January 28, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 191: St. Pacian warns trust the whole church, not the loner

Trust the whole church, not the loner With withering sarcasm, St. Pacian tramples the arguments...

January 27, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 190: St. Cyril of Jerusalem says honor your parents and you honor God

Honor your parents and you honor God St. Cyril of Jerusalem tells us that honoring...

January 26, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 189: Jacob of Serugh says find rest in the Church

Find rest in the Church Beginning a homily, Jacob of Serugh invites everyone to leave...

January 25, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 188: Jacob of Serugh tells us to color our souls with the Mass

Color your soul with the Mass Jacob of Serugh tells us that our souls take...

January 24, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 187: St. Ignatius of Antioch tells us to find our delight in heavenly food

Find your delight in heavenly food On his way to martyrdom in Rome, St. Ignatius...

January 23, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 186: St. John Chrysostom advises us to take some time to reflect after Mass

Take some time to reflect after Mass Do we forget everything that happened at Mass...

January 22, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 185: Jacob of Serugh advises us to stay for the whole Mass

Stay for the whole Mass In the time of Jacob of Serugh, it seems that...

January 21, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 184: St. Basil wants us to take communion every day

Take communion every day Frequent communion is life many times over, says St. Basil. Offered...

January 20, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 183: Jacob of Serugh wants us to learn to love the Mass

Learn to love the Mass It’s an old joke, born of true observation, that Catholics...

January 19, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 182: St. Gregory the Great says the heavens are opened in the Eucharist

The heavens are opened in the Eucharist A medieval legend told how St. Gregory the...

January 18, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 181: St. Gregory the Great tells us to sacrifice ourselves along with the Eucharist

Sacrifice yourself along with the Eucharist St. Gregory the Great tells us that it’s not...

January 17, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 180: Jacob of Serugh wants us to get to Mass on time

Get to Mass on time Some people in the time of Jacob of Serugh were...

January 16, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 179: St. John Chrysostom warns us to not be like Herod

Don’t be like Herod! Herod told the Magi he wanted to worship the infant Christ—but...

January 15, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 178: St. Cyril of Jerusalem want us to examine our conscience before Mass

Examine your conscience before Mass The Church is a hospital for sinners, we often hear....

January 14, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 177: St. John Chrysostom tells us to avoid the smoke of worldly cares

Avoid the smoke of worldly cares Scripture is the clear air of a meadow or...

January 13, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 176: St. John Chrysostom advises us to take the medicine that costs you nothing

Take the medicine that costs you nothing The health care you have to pay for...

January 12, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 175: St. Basil wants us to take our examples from Scripture

Take your examples from Scripture Scripture, St. Basil tells us, gives us an example for...

January 11, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 174: St. Jerome advises us to find our defense against temptation in Scripture

Find your defense against temptation in Scripture St. Jerome writes to one of his friends...

January 10, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 173: St. Jerome tells us reading Scripture is a foretaste of heaven

Reading Scripture is a foretaste of heaven Writing to the bishop Paulinus, St. Jerome tells...

January 08, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 172: St. John Chrysostom advises don’t let confusing scriptures discourage you

Don’t let confusing scriptures discourage you Don’t let the obscurities and difficulties in Scripture keep...

January 08, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 171: Origen says pray when you read the Bible

Pray when you read the Bible Writing to Gregory, later known as St. Gregory Thaumaturgus...

January 07, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 170: St. Augustine tells us to approach Scripture with humility

Approach Scripture with humility St. Augustine discovered the Scriptures when he was a young man....

January 06, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 169: St. John Chrysostom warns us don’t neglect Scripture

Don’t neglect Scripture If we had not fallen through our own sin, we would have...

January 05, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 168: St. John Chrysostom advises us to pay careful attention to Scripture

Pay careful attention to Scripture About to begin a series of homilies on the Gospel...

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