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July 2016

July 25, 2016

The three kinds of intelligence, Angels: Day 004

The three kinds of intelligence St. Gregory of Nyssa remembers the opinions of his sister,...

July 25, 2016

CBB Interview with Mike Aquilina

Mike Aquilina is the award-winning author of more than forty books on Catholic history, doctrine,...

July 24, 2016

We exist because God knows us, Angels: Day 003

We exist because God knows us God has angel messengers, says St. Augustine, but they...

July 23, 2016

All things have being through God, Angels: Day 002

All things have being through God St. Augustine presents a hierarchy of living beings, from...

July 22, 2016

We’re not the only intelligent life, Angels: Day 001

We're not the only intelligent life We tend to place humanity rather proudly at the...

July 22, 2016

CBB Giveaway: Redeemed by Grace and On-the-Job Meditations

This week we have two titles to give away! One lucky winner will receive a...

July 21, 2016

From Mary to the Angels a new journey awaits

One year ago we embarked on a journey through Paul Thigpen's book A Year with Mary:...

July 21, 2016

CBB Review: Take Five: On-The-Job Meditations with St. Ignatius

There are a countless number of saints we can use as our example on the...

December 2015

December 20, 2015

CBB Interview with Mike Aquilina

Mike Aquilina is author or editor of more than forty books, including The Fathers of...

December 17, 2015

CBB Giveaway – Keeping Mary Close

This week Servant Books is sponsoring the giveaway. One lucky winner will receive one copy of...

December 16, 2015

CBB Review – Keeping Mary Close

The faithful of the Church have held a special place of honor for Mary for...

July 2015

July 21, 2015

From the Church Fathers to Mary, a new year begins

365 days ago we embarked on a journey through Mike Aquilina's book A Year with...

July 21, 2015

Continue in the Word, Church Fathers: Day 365

Continue in the Word It’s not enough just to listen to what Christ teaches us,...

July 20, 2015

See what God has done for you, Church Fathers Day: 364

See what God has done for you Nothing in us deserved what God has done...

July 19, 2015

Imitate Mary’s modesty, Church Fathers: Day 363

Imitate Mary’s modesty St. Ambrose holds up Mary as an example of modesty. She spent...

July 18, 2015

Learn from Mary how to live, Church Fathers: Day 362

Learn from Mary how to live God sees us on the inside, but the outside...

July 17, 2015

Honor the virginity of Mary, Church Fathers: Day 361

Honor the virginity of Mary In this well-known passage, Origen talks about the “brothers of...

July 16, 2015

Honor Mary in Christ’s flesh, Church Fathers: Day 360

Honor Mary in Christ’s flesh Some heretical Christians said that Christ took nothing from Mary...

July 15, 2015

Honoring the saints goes back to the Apostles, Church Fathers: Day 359

Honoring the saints goes back to the Apostles St. Basil professes his Trinitarian faith, and...

July 14, 2015

Venerate the saints and martyrs, Church Fathers: Day 358

Venerate the saints and martyrs St. Jerome lets his notorious temper loose against one Vigilantius,...

July 12, 2015

Show reverence to what is sacred, Church Fathers: Day 356

Show reverence to what is sacred St. Jerome says that when he is angry (which...

July 11, 2015

Remember the martyrs, Church Fathers: Day 355

Remember the martyrs Marble statues don’t commemorate the deeds of the martyrs, says the historian...

July 10, 2015

Find the best models to imitate, Church Fathers: Day 354

Find the best models to imitate A bit of practical advice for monks, but also...

July 09, 2015

Fear nothing: the Lord is with you, Church Fathers: Day 353

Fear nothing: the Lord is with you In his life of St. Martin, Sulpitius Severus...

July 08, 2015

St. Augustine says don’t be surprised when evil enters the Church , Church Fathers: Day 352

Don’t be surprised when evil enters the Church The earthly city and the city of...

July 07, 2015

St. Ignatius of Antioch says be gentlest with the most abrasive people, Church Fathers: Day 351

Be gentlest with the most abrasive people Writing as bishop to bishop to St. Polycarp...

July 06, 2015

Origen says treat opponents mildly: Church Fathers, Day 350

Treat opponents mildly Answering the pagan Celsus, who wrote a tirade against the Christians, Origen...

July 05, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 349: St. Ephrem the Syrian says learn persuasion from the Lord

Learn persuasion from the Lord Simon the Pharisee was not rebuked sternly when he misunderstood...

July 04, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 348: St. Augustine advises us to pray for conversions

Pray for conversions In his youth, St. Augustine fell into the Manichean heresy, and used...

July 03, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 347: St. Dionysius of Alexandria says welcome the straying when they turn back

Welcome the straying when they turn back In the time of persecutions, some Christians thought...

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