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November 2014

November 22, 2014

Church Fathers, Day One Hundred Twenty-Four: St. Basil wants us to learn the lesson of the bees

Learn the lesson of the bees St. Basil points to the bees as an example...

November 19, 2014

Church Fathers, Day One Hundred Twenty-One: St. Basil tells us to learn contentment from the fish

Learn contentment from the fish Fish follow the order of nature, says St. Basil, and...

September 2014

September 26, 2014

Church Fathers, Day Sixty-Seven: St. Basil advises us to follow the promptings of nature

Follow the promptings of nature Moral law is natural, says St. Basil. No one needs...

September 12, 2014

Church Fathers, Day Fifty-Three: St. Basil advises us to look for quiet

Look for quiet when you pray St. Basil tells us that a quiet heart will...

September 03, 2014

Church Fathers, Day Forty-Four: St. Basil tells us to make time for God

Make time for God There were many workers in St. Basil’s congregation, and he knew...

August 2014

August 13, 2014

Don’t look for evil outside ourselves, Church Fathers: Day 023

Evil is not something that existed before creation, and it is not something that God...

August 08, 2014

Remember that everything is made for a reason; Church Fathers: Day 018

If creation is good, why are there poisonous plants? St. Basil reminds us not to...

August 07, 2014

Praise God for the beauty of light; Church Fathers: Day 017

Light was God’s first creation, and God saw that it was good. This goodness, says...

August 06, 2014

Train yourself with secular learning; Church Fathers: Day 014

Secular learning is good and useful, says St. Basil, when we understand that our true...

July 2014

July 27, 2014

Admire the world as a work of art; Church Fathers: Day 006

The world is a work of art displayed for our admiration, says St. Basil. When...

July 25, 2014

See God in the beauty of creation; Church Fathers: Day 004

The marvelous perfection of creation, where everything fits and works together to bring about God’s...

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