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May 2018

May 14, 2018

Don’t blame your bad mood on someone else; Church Fathers: Day 286

The cause of our gloominess is nowhere outside ourselves, says St. John Cassian. Depression grows...

May 13, 2018

Never be angry—at all; Church Fathers: Day 285

Anger clouds our judgment, says St. John Cassian. The only way to be safe is...

May 12, 2018

Blame yourself for your anger; Church Fathers: Day 284

We often say that someone has “made” us angry. Don’t blame someone else, says St....

May 11, 2018

Find the right use for your anger; Church Fathers: Day 283

The passion of anger blinds us and sends us tumbling into sin, says St. John...

May 10, 2018

Don’t excuse your anger from Scripture; Church Fathers Day 282

Some people, says St. John Cassian, try to excuse their anger by saying that righteous...

May 09, 2018

Don’t let anger force the Spirit out; Church Fathers: Day 281

The visionary Hermas is told that anger forces the Holy Spirit to take flight from...

May 08, 2018

Don’t insult God’s image; Church Fathers: Day 280

If you are angry at your neighbor, says St. Ephrem the Syrian, you are angry...

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 06, 2018

Make the right use of your passions; Church Fathers: Day 278

God gave you your emotions for good reasons, says St. John Cassian. The key is...

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...

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....

May 01, 2018

Be reasonably moderate; Church Fathers: Day 273

Some people swear off wine altogether—for reasons of pride, says Palladius of Galatia. That’s far...

April 2018

April 30, 2018

Control your body, and set your soul free; Church Fathers: Day 272

Your soul needs to take control of your body, says St. Leo the Great. By...

April 29, 2018

Gluttony brings you down to earth; Church Fathers: Day 271

The abbot Serapion tells St. John Cassian that we can see what gluttony is like...

April 27, 2018

The opposite of gluttony is moderation; Church Fathers: Day 270

You’re never too sick or weak to be virtuous, says St. John Cassian. To avoid...

April 25, 2018

Be moderate and give thanks; Church Fathers: Day 269

You don’t have to starve yourself to be a Christian, says St. Clement of Alexandria....

April 24, 2018

Don’t run away from sloth; Church Fathers: Day 268

Sloth, laziness, boredom—these are problems that can sap our energy for doing what needs to...

April 23, 2018

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

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 21, 2018

Keep struggling against vanity; Church Fathers: Day 265

Vanity, or “vainglory” as old English writers used to call it, is a hard vice...

April 20, 2018

We are all equal in God’s sight; Church Fathers: Day 264

When riots broke out in Thessalonica, the emperor Theodosius furiously ordered that the city should...

April 19, 2018

The better you get, the humbler you need to be; Church Fathers: Day 263

Maybe you think you’re doing pretty well in your faith. That’s when you need to...

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 16, 2018

Forget the good you’ve done; Church Fathers: Day 261

We need to forget all about whatever good we’ve done, says St. John Chrysostom. God...

April 15, 2018

Humble yourself as Christ did; Church Fathers: Day 260

Pride attacks those who have exalted positions, says St. Cyril of Alexandria. What position could...

April 14, 2018

Give the credit to God; Church Fathers: Day 259

The Syrian abbot Chaeremon tells St. John Cassian that we can’t give ourselves the credit...

April 13, 2018

Be humble from the start; Church Fathers: Day 258

“Everyone who glories shall be humbled,” says Aphrahat—and then he gives a very persuasive list...

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 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...

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