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July 2018

July 26, 2018

Pray for conversions; Church Fathers: Day 348

In his youth, St. Augustine fell into the Manichean heresy, and used his formidable rhetorical...

June 2018

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...

May 2018

May 02, 2018

Use God’s gifts in moderation; Church Fathers: Day 274

Fasting is good, as St. Gregory the Great told a congregation getting ready for Lent....

April 2018

April 22, 2018

Beware of desiring praise; Church Fathers: Day 266

Most of us need people to think well of us—that’s how we get and keep...

April 18, 2018

When things go well, remember who you are; Church Fathers: Day 262

Pope St. Gregory the Great sent St. Augustine of Canterbury to convert the pagan English....

April 11, 2018

Learn to forgive; Church Fathers: Day 256

St. Augustine reminds us that if we are so hard-hearted that we cannot forgive even...

March 2018

March 20, 2018

To know God, confess your sins; Church Fathers: Day 239

Why do we confess our sins when God knows them already? St. Augustine tells us...

February 2018

February 20, 2018

Keep the soul pure to keep the body pure; Church Fathers: Day 210

Barbarian invaders had violated many consecrated virgins in Rome. Was their chastity destroyed? No, says...

February 12, 2018

Work to heal the wound of schism; Church Fathers: Day 202

Christian baptisms given outside the Catholic Church are still valid baptisms, but that doesn’t mean...

February 11, 2018

Don’t blame the Church for wicked Christians; Church Fathers: Day 201

There are bound to be bad seeds in such a large group as the Catholic...

February 07, 2018

Listen to God in your elders; Church Fathers: Day 197

St. Augustine tells a familiar tale of peer pressure. As a teenager, he was ashamed...

January 2018

January 11, 2018

Approach Scripture with humility; Church Fathers: Day 170

St. Augustine discovered the Scriptures when he was a young man. He didn’t like them....

December 2017

December 17, 2017

Lying is always a sin; Church Fathers: Day 146

We often think a lie is good, or at least harmless, if it brings some...

December 08, 2017

God’s mercy works through us; Church Fathers: Day 137

Babies are born into the world helpless, completely dependent on the people who take care...

December 06, 2017

See the big picture; Church Fathers: Day 135

In the natural world, things grow, die, and decay. Is God’s creation imperfect, then? No,...

November 2017

November 14, 2017

Trust God to bring good even from the wicked; Church Fathers: Day 113

The devil stirs up heretics to attack the Church, says St. Augustine, but God turns...

November 13, 2017

Never despair of God’s help; Church Fathers: Day 112

When barbarians sacked Rome in the year 410, some pagans argued that the Christian God...

November 10, 2017

Learn to distinguish what really matters; Church Fathers: Day 110

We can never know in this world why bad things happen to some people and...

October 2017

October 29, 2017

Do what’s appropriate, but always in love; Church Fathers: Day 097

We can’t always be doing everything, says St. Augustine. We need to judge what kind...

October 28, 2017

Plant the seeds of love; Church Fathers: Day 096

Are we ready to die for our friends? Maybe not yet. But St. Augustine shows...

October 26, 2017

Seek understanding with love; Church Fathers: Day 094

Writing to convert Manichean heretics, St. Augustine admits that he can’t make them understand Catholic...

October 25, 2017

Drink from the fountain of love; Church Fathers: Day 093

Like the Israelites, we are wandering in the desert as a training for the Promised...

October 24, 2017

Find all the virtues in love; Church Fathers: Day 092

Virtue, says St. Augustine, is simply love in action. All the named virtues are different...

October 23, 2017

Let love lead your mind back to God; Church Fathers: Day 091

The mind that strays from God is miserable, says St. Augustine. Only love can lead...

October 18, 2017

Distinguish what’s important to be right about; Church Fathers Day: 086

St. Augustine tells us that we can be wrong about some things without causing any...

October 15, 2017

Put God’s rules first; Church Fathers: Day 083

Just as in our own time, educated people in the time of St. Augustine loved...

September 2017

September 28, 2017

Recognize the good emotions; Church Fathers: Day 066

A good Christian is not insensibly tranquil, says St. Augustine. Even in heaven, we will...

September 12, 2017

Our daily bread is the Word of God and the Mass; Church Fathers: Day 050

Give us this day our daily bread”: we pray these words even if we have...

September 09, 2017

Watch for distractions when you pray, Church Fathers: Day 047

It’s far too easy to get distracted when we’re trying to pray. St. Augustine was...

September 05, 2017

Rely on God to make your soul fit for him, Church Fathers: Day 043

If your home is a mess, how can you invite guests to come in? If...

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