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July 2018
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Become famous for good deeds; Church Fathers: Day 339
St. Basil was a man who knew how to ask for a favor. In this...
February 2018
February 22, 2018
Find God through continence; Church Fathers: Day 212
Writing to a monk, St. Basil praises continence. It isn’t just the celibacy practiced by...
January 2018
January 25, 2018
Take communion every day; Church Fathers: Day 184
Frequent communion is life many times over, says St. Basil. Offered the gift of eternal...
January 16, 2018
Take your examples from Scripture; Church Fathers: Day 175
Scripture, St. Basil tells us, gives us an example for every occasion. When we want...
January 02, 2018
Beware men of clever insincerity; Church Fathers: Day 161
St. Basil uses the example of an octopus to show us what a Christian shouldn’t...
December 2017
December 31, 2017
Show your enthusiasm for God; Church Fathers: Day 159
People go wild for shows and sports, says St. Basil, and waste all their time...
December 11, 2017
Live and talk like a Christian; Church Fathers: Day 140
In his letter “On the Perfection of the Life of Solitaries,” St. Basil gives advice...
December 01, 2017
Work through your grief; Church Fathers: Day 130
To a congregation that had lost its pastor, St. Basil sends his condolences. Grief is...
November 2017
November 29, 2017
Work for the Kingdom is never wasted; Church Fathers: Day 128
When we work, says St. Basil, we do it for the sake of the good...
November 26, 2017
Give your leisure to the Lord; Church Fathers: Day 125
Making a humorous but still pointed apology for a long sermon, St. Basil tells his...
November 25, 2017
Learn the lesson of the bees; Church Fathers: Day 124
St. Basil points to the bees as an example to all Christians. They work industriously...
November 22, 2017
Learn contentment from the fish; Church Fathers: Day 121
Fish follow the order of nature, says St. Basil, and no one has to tell...
September 2017
September 29, 2017
Follow the promptings of nature; Church Fathers: Day 067
Moral law is natural, says St. Basil. No one needs to teach it to us;...
July 2017
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The angels sing praises by the power of the Holy Spirit; Angels: Day 351
The heavenly life of praise and joy the angels live is possible only through the Holy...
June 2017
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The company of heaven is with us on earth; Angels: Day 322
St. Basil shows us a way to imitate the angels in the midst of our ordinary...
March 2017
March 14, 2017
Angels our fellow servants; Angels: Day 234
St. Basil the Great replies to those who would make the Holy Spirit something less than...
August 2016
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Angels are limited; the Spirit is not, Angels: Day 026
Angels are limited; the Spirit is not Against those who would relegate the Holy Spirit...
August 05, 2016
Angels are holy because of the Spirit; Angels: Day 015
Angels are holy because of the Spirit Though Scripture does not explicitly mention the creation...
July 2015
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...
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Church Fathers, Day 339: St. Basil become famous for good deeds
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February 2015
February 18, 2015
Church Fathers, Day 212: St. Basil says find God through continence
Find God through continence Writing to a monk, St. Basil praises continence. It isn’t just...
January 2015
January 21, 2015
Church Fathers, Day 184: St. Basil wants us to take communion every day
Take communion every day Frequent communion is life many times over, says St. Basil. Offered...
January 12, 2015
Church Fathers, Day 175: St. Basil wants us to take our examples from Scripture
Take your examples from Scripture Scripture, St. Basil tells us, gives us an example for...
December 2014
December 29, 2014
Church Fathers, Day 161: St. Basil warns us to beware men of clever insincerity
Beware men of clever insincerity St. Basil uses the example of an octopus to show...
December 27, 2014
Church Fathers, Day 159: St. Basil tells us to show our enthusiasm for God
Show your enthusiasm for God People go wild for shows and sports, says St. Basil,...
December 22, 2014
Church Fathers, Day 154: St. Basil tells us don’t give an opening to rumor
Don’t give an opening to rumor Living properly isn’t always enough, St. Basil tells a...
December 08, 2014
Church Fathers, Day One Hundred Forty: St. Basil wants us to live and talk like a Christian
Live and talk like a Christian In his letter “On the Perfection of the Life...
November 2014
November 28, 2014
Church Fathers, Day One Hundred Thirty: St. Basil advises us to work through our grief
Work through your grief To a congregation that had lost its pastor, St. Basil sends...
November 26, 2014
Work for the Kingdom is never wasted When we work, says St. Basil, we do...
November 23, 2014
Church Fathers, Day One Twenty-Five: St. Basil says give your leisure to the Lord
Give your leisure to the Lord Making a humorous but still pointed apology for a...
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