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June 2018

June 18, 2018

Learn from nature that we are immortal; Church Fathers: Day 319

Without being taught, says St. Hilary of Poitiers, we know that we are immortal. Nature...

June 17, 2018

Fear the death of the soul, not of the body; Church Fathers: Day 318

The soul is immortal, say St. Augustine, but in a sense it dies when God...

June 16, 2018

Remember, your life belongs to God alone; Church Fathers: Day 317

Asterius of Amasea reminds us that our lives really belong only to God. The things...

June 15, 2018

Think of yourself as a guest in this life; Church Fathers: Day 316

We think of ourselves as owners of all we possess, says Asterius of Amasea, but...

June 14, 2018

Live like a visitor to this world; Church Fathers: Day 315

If we remember that we must die and move on, says Aphrahat, we will live...

June 13, 2018

Remember death, and live; Church Fathers: Day 314

When you pile up earthly wealth and plunder your neighbors, says Aphrahat, you are forgetting...

June 12, 2018

Keep your perspective; Church Fathers: Day 313

We get so caught up in our hopes and fears that we forget what’s really...

June 11, 2018

Don’t worship idols in your heart; Church Fathers: Day 312

All the sins we secretly serve are idols we worship in our hearts, says St....

June 10, 2018

Keep on your toes; Church Fathers: Day 311

The devil would love it if you despaired of repentance, says St. John Chrysostom. But...

June 09, 2018

Fear the Lord, not the devil; Church Fathers: Day 310

If we have proper fear of the Lord, the visionary Hermas is told, we have...

June 08, 2018

Be a child of light and conquer Satan; Church Fathers: Day 309

Satan fights against the strong and proud, says Aphrahat, but he has no power against...

June 07, 2018

Throw off your shackles; Church Fathers: Day 308

St. Ephrem the Syrian imagines a conversation between Satan and the “sinful woman” of Luke...

June 06, 2018

Not even the devil can make you sin; Church Fathers: Day 307

St. John Cassian remembers the words of the wise Abbot Theodore in the Egyptian desert....

June 05, 2018

Remember that God, not Satan, is in control; Church Fathers: Day 306

Some say that the demons control affairs on earth. Not so, says St. John Chrysostom....

June 04, 2018

Starve Satan; Church Fathers: Day 305

Do you take the Lord’s name in vain when things go badly? Satan brings you...

June 03, 2018

Endure temptation—it’s God’s training for you; Church Fathers: Day 304

The devil makes use of temptation—the word means “testing”—to lure us to hell. But God...

June 02, 2018

Know how Satan works; Church Fathers: Day 303

Whenever Satan attacks us, says St. Cyril of Alexandria, he does it at our weakest...

June 01, 2018

Expect the devil to attack where you’re weakest; Church Fathers: Day 302

Whatever tempts or interests you the most, says St. Leo the Great, that’s where you...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

Avoid the first approaches of evil; Church Fathers: Day 301

Surely we can stand just a little evil. Not so, says St. Cyril of Alexandria....

May 30, 2018

Turn temptation into triumph; Church Fathers: Day 300

Temptations and trials do us good, says St. Ephrem the Syrian. Easy living makes us...

May 29, 2018

Don’t blame the world for your failings; Church Fathers: Day 299

No temptation is irresistible, says Origen. No matter what the allurement, your will can resist...

May 28, 2018

Set one vice against another; Church Fathers: Day 298

St. John Cassian shares the wise advice of Abbot Serapion in Egypt: sometimes you can...

May 27, 2018

Guard against every vice; Church Fathers: Day 297

No matter how strong your defenses against the worst vices, says St. John Cassian, opening...

May 26, 2018

Overcome your jealousy; Church Fathers: Day 296

Envy is listed among the deadly sins for a good reason. As St. Cyprian tells...

May 24, 2018

Overcome the things that make you fight; Church Fathers: Day 295

Commodianus tells us that all our wars and fights come from our evil desires. If...

May 22, 2018

Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall; Church Fathers: Day 293

When someone who hates you is in trouble, says St. Ephrem the Syrian, you should...

May 21, 2018

Try window-shopping instead; Church Fathers: Day 292

If you struggle with covetousness, Asterius of Amasea has some surprising but practical advice for...

May 20, 2018

Destroy covetousness before it destroys you; Church Fathers Day 291

How dangerous is covetousness? St. John Cassian answers that it was this sin that led...

May 19, 2018

Don’t look for more than what belongs to you; Church Fathers: Day 290

Covetousness has a broad definition,says Asterius of Amasea. It’s not just wanting material things: it’s...

May 18, 2018

Rip out covetousness by the roots; Church Fathers: Day 289

Most other sins have natural limits, says Asterius of Amasea. But covetousness strangles us like...

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