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June 2018

June 30, 2018

Why are the wicked joyful?; Church Fathers: Day 331

Why are the wicked often prosperous and happy, while the righteous struggle? It’s because they’re...

June 28, 2018

Nothing gets past God; Church Fathers: Day 329

Do you think that anything escapes God’s notice? asks St. Ambrose. Even when we shut...

June 27, 2018

Measure your duty by heaven, not earth; Church Fathers: Day 328

St. Ambrose summarizes the opinions of classical philosophy on duty. Then he explains why a...

May 2018

May 07, 2018

Calm your mind—or at least your tongue; Church Fathers: Day 279

We should try to keep from getting angry, says St. Ambrose. But if anger sneaks...

May 04, 2018

Don’t let passion outrun reason; Church Fathers: Day 276

Reason should dictate everything we do, says St. Ambrose. If reason loses control of our...

May 03, 2018

Beware your passions; Church Fathers: Day 275

The devil loves it when we get all emotional, says St. Ambrose. That means we’re...

April 2018

April 23, 2018

If you look to what other people think of you for your reward, says St....

April 12, 2018

Sow on earth, reap in heaven; Church Fathers: Day 257

Mercy, says St. Ambrose, is a virtue that makes us like our Father in heaven....

April 05, 2018

Uproot sin and sow spiritual seed; Church Fathers: Day 250

St. Ambrose uses a farming metaphor to tell us about confession: you need to root...

March 2018

March 31, 2018

Excommunication is a last resort; Church Fathers: Day 248

We see it all the time: politicians, professors, even priests who call themselves “Catholic” but...

March 30, 2018

Repent for the sake of the Eucharist; Church Fathers: Day 247

Against heretics who said that serious sinners could never be reconciled to the Church, St....

March 27, 2018

The “anger” of Christ is his mercy; Church Fathers: Day 245

When we say that Christ is “angry” with sinners, says St. Ambrose, we don’t mean...

March 02, 2018

Don’t take advantage of misfortune; Church Fathers: Day 222

When food is scarce, prices go up. It’s just good business, right? No, says St....

March 01, 2018

Share everything; Church Fathers: Day 221

St. Ambrose quotes the pagan philosopher Pythagoras to show that even the pagans admire selfless...

February 2018

February 28, 2018

Expect better returns from the poor; Church Fathers: Day 220

If you do something good for a rich man, says St. Ambrose, he just takes...

February 24, 2018

Toss out the image of the devil; Church Fathers: Day 214

Heaping up useless wealth, says St. Ambrose, rips the image of God out of our...

December 2017

December 23, 2017

Ignore insults and keep silent; Church Fathers: Day 152

Is someone abusing or insulting you? Best to keep silent, says St. Ambrose. You will...

December 15, 2017

Keep silent until the right moment; Church Fathers: Day 144

St. Ambrose, one of the great thinkers in Christian history, weighed his words carefully. When...

December 14, 2017

Think before you speak; Church Fathers: Day 143

It’s easy to get carried away when we start talking, says St. John Chrysostom. We...

December 12, 2017

Be Christian in your conversation; Church Fathers: Day 141

The things we say even in casual conversation can have profound effects on the people...

November 2017

November 23, 2017

Be satisfied with enough; Church Fathers: Day 122

It’s easy to have more than enough to get by, says St. Ambrose. But lust...

November 03, 2017

Help the Church help others, Church Fathers: Day 102

Do you know someone who needs help, but may be too modest to ask for...

November 02, 2017

Be generous in secret; Church Fathers: Day 101

If you give so that you can boast about it, says St. Ambrose, you already...

October 2017

October 07, 2017

Cooperation is a law of nature; Church Fathers: Day 075

Working for the common good is a law implanted in our very nature, says St....

September 2017

September 06, 2017

Keep silent until the right moment, Church Fathers: Day 044

St. Ambrose, one of the great thinkers in Christian history, weighed his words carefully. When...

June 2017

June 18, 2017

Angels rejoice at a new arrival; Angels: Day 330

St. Ambrose remembers holy men whose prayers ended wars on earth. When such a man is...

June 17, 2017

To be with the angels; Angels: Day 329

In the end, says St. Augustine, we’ll rejoin the angels, and all of us together...

May 2017

May 02, 2017

The service of angels; Angels: Day 283

St. Ambrose recommends the life of a much-respected monk as an example to us all. To...

April 2017

April 30, 2017

Living an angel’s life on earth; Angels: Day 281

Recalling a holy monk who was well known for his ascetic life, St. Ambrose says that...

April 29, 2017

Make the angels rejoice; Angels: 280

St. Ambrose, bishop of the empire’s administrative capital of Milan, was never shy about advising even...

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