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July 2017

July 21, 2017

Delight in God alone; Angels: Day 363

Continuing his meditation on holy angels and people, St. Augustine says that what we enjoy in...

July 20, 2017

Angels as oxen; Angels: Day 362

Interpreting Psalm 8, St. Augustine suggests that the “sheep and oxen” put under Christ are human...

July 18, 2017

Love God for himself; Angels: Day 360

God is rich in everything, says St. Ambrose. Everything belongs to him. But though Earth is...

July 17, 2017

We’ll see what the angels see; Angels: Day 359

When things go wrong in this life, says St. Augustine, just remember what you’re preparing for....

July 16, 2017

Are we there yet?; Angels: Day 358

No matter how far off the Day of Judgment may be, says St. Augustine, your own death...

July 14, 2017

Peace which passes angels’ understanding; Angles: Day 356

The peace of God passes all understanding—not just human understanding, but angels’ as well, says St....

July 07, 2017

Evil angels await the last judgement; Angels: Day 349

The devil and his angels, says St. Augustine, have been cast out of Heaven, but they...

July 05, 2017

Some outsiders are on our side; Angels: Day 347

There are evil people inside the Church, says St. Augustine, because the devil planted weeds among...

July 04, 2017

The saints judge with the angels; Angels: Day 346

The saints, says St. Augustine, will judge with Christ and the angels—and in fact will be...

July 03, 2017

The Church above; Angels: Day 345

We are the Church on Earth, says St. Augustine, but the angels are the Church in...

July 02, 2017

One Church in Heaven and on Earth; Angels: Day 344

When we recite the Creed, we say that we believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic...

July 01, 2017

Night and day; Angels: Day 343

The life of the believer is like day compared to the life of the unbeliever,...

June 2017

June 28, 2017

An image of the heavenly city; Angels: Day 340

Zion—Jerusalem—is an image of the heavenly kingdom, says St. Augustine. The captivity of the earthly Jerusalem...

June 25, 2017

Will there be food in Heaven?; Angels: Day 337

Christ ate food in his resurrected body, says St. Augustine, and even angels in the Bible...

June 22, 2017

Our redemption benefits the angels as well; Angels: Day 334

Because of our sin, says St. Augustine, there was a wall of hostility between us and...

June 17, 2017

Angels are waiting for us; Angels: Day 329

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

June 11, 2017

Angelic harp or earthly lyre?; Angels: Day 323

St. Augustine, who was an expert musician, sees a metaphorical meaning in the musical instruments mentioned...

June 09, 2017

Give thanks for the food of the angels; Angels: Day 321

God became man, says St. Augustine, so we could eat the food of angels— which is...

June 07, 2017

Christ became man so we could feast with the angels; Angels: Day 319

The angels feed on the vision of the Word, says St. Augustine. We can’t see the whole...

June 02, 2017

The Word of God feeds the angels; Angels: Day 314

The angels don’t need sermons or readings to tell them God’s word, says St. Augustine. They have...

May 2017

May 29, 2017

Giving life for death; Angels: Day 310

St. Augustine portrays Christ as a merchant buying and selling. But the deal he offers us...

May 26, 2017

Hear the music of the endless holiday in Heaven; Angels: Day 307

We hire a band for a wedding or a birthday, St. Augustine says, and everyone who...

May 24, 2017

Flying Home; Angels: Day 305

St. Augustine says that our real home is the Zion in Heaven, which is the...

May 23, 2017

The incorruptible riches of the angels; Angels: Day 304

The two greatest commandments, as Jesus taught us, sum up the whole of the Scriptures: love...

May 22, 2017

Anticipate the angels’ work; Angels: Day 303

At the end of time, says St. Augustine, the angels will separate the wheat from the...

May 21, 2017

The holy temple, below and above; Angels: Day 302

We make up the Church below, says St. Augustine, and the angels make up the Church...

May 18, 2017

Join your heart with the angels; Angels: Day 299

Even when you work at earthly things, says St. Augustine, you’re a citizen of Heaven if...

May 13, 2017

The knowledge even angels can’t teach; Angels: Day 294

God’s perfect knowledge is something no human could teach us, says St. Augustine. Angels couldn’t...

May 12, 2017

Know God, know love; Angels: Day 293

If you love your brother, says St. Augustine, you know God—because God is love. Love is...

May 11, 2017

We restore the ranks of the angels; Angels: Day 292

The fall of the angels left a gap in the heavenly hierarchy, says St. Augustine, and...

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