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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...
January 2018
January 12, 2018
Pray when you read the Bible; Church Fathers: Day 171
Writing to Gregory, later known as St. Gregory Thaumaturgus (“Wonder- Worker”), Origen, one of the...
October 2017
October 03, 2017
Foreknowledge doesn’t cancel free will, Church Fathers: Day 071
If God knows in advance what you will do, does that mean God is the...
June 2017
June 27, 2017
Wait for the angels to sort us out; Angels: Day 339
Speaking of Jesus’ parable of the net, Origen explains that the promised sorting-out cannot happen...
February 2017
February 22, 2017
When do we get guardian angels?; Angel: Day 214
Origen, one of the Church’s earliest theologians, tries to work out the truth about guardian angels. When...
January 2017
January 03, 2017
The angels are evangelists too; Angels: Day 166
Origen suggests that, if we call the Gospel writers evangelists (a Greek word that means “messengers...
December 2016
December 31, 2016
Angels will proclaim the gospels to the end; Angels: Day 163
In Origen’s time, some heretical sects said that the God of the Old Testament was not the...
December 28, 2016
Angels suggest, but we choose; Angels: Days 160
Quoting two very early Christian writers, Origen tells us that an evil angel might suggest an...
August 2016
August 06, 2016
A hierarchy of merit – or demerit; Angels: Day 016
A hierarchy of merit - or demerit The hierarchy of angels, Origen says, must be...
August 04, 2016
The angels earned their roles in the hierarchy; Angels: Day 014
The angels earned their roles in the hierarchy Origen, speculating about the different orders of...
August 02, 2016
How many kinds of angels are there?; Angels: Day 012
How many kinds of angels are there? We commonly mention nine kinds of angels, but...
July 2015
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 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...
May 2015
May 16, 2015
Church Fathers, Day 299: Origen says don’t blame the world for your failings
Don’t blame the world for your failings No temptation is irresistible, says Origen. No matter...
January 2015
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...
September 2014
September 30, 2014
Church Fathers, Day Seventy-One: Origen says that foreknowledge doesn’t cancel free will
Foreknowledge doesn’t cancel free will If God knows in advance what you will do, does...
August 2014
August 06, 2014
Believe, then use your reason; Church Fathers: Day 016
The pagan philosopher Celsus wrote a tract accusing the Christians of hating reason. Not at...
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