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March 2018

March 21, 2018

Sincere repentance saves the wickedest; Church Fathers: Day 240

No one was more wicked than Nebuchadnezzar, says St. Cyril of Jerusalem. Yet even he...

March 07, 2018

Use your money for good; Church Fathers: Day 227

Money is the root of all evil,” we often hear. But what St. Paul really...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

Honor your parents and you honor God; Church Fathers: Day 190

St. Cyril of Jerusalem tells us that honoring our parents is the first virtue of...

January 19, 2018

Examine your conscience before Mass; Church Fathers: Day 178

The Church is a hospital for sinners, we often hear. But sometimes the cure is...

November 2017

November 20, 2017

Praise according to your ability; Church Fathers: Day 119

We can’t ever completely comprehend the nature of God, says St. Cyril of Jerusalem. But...

October 2017

October 22, 2017

Thoughts of sin are seeds of sin; Church Fathers: Day 090

A little weed, says St. Cyril of Jerusalem, can eventually break a rock apart with...

October 08, 2017

Everything takes faith; Church Fathers: Day 076

St. Cyril of Jerusalem tells us that faith is by no means an exclusively Christian...

June 2017

June 24, 2017

An eternal body for mingling with the angels; Angels: Day 336

We believe in the resurrection of the body. But we won’t all rise with the same bodies,...

June 21, 2017

Angels don’t ask about your income; Angels: Day 333

When Christ sends the angels to gather his chosen people, says St. Cyril of Jerusalem, it...

June 04, 2017

We share in the praise of the Seraphim; Angels: Day 316

Explaining the Christian liturgy to his students, St. Cyril of Jerusalem tells them that the “Sanctus”—the...

March 2017

March 18, 2017

Suffer a little while, be with the angels forever; Angels: Day 238

The Holy Spirit is called the Comforter, says St. Cyril of Jerusalem, because he does exactly...

February 2017

February 01, 2017

Angels glory in the Cross; Angels: Day 195

The cross was the most shameful method of execution the ancient world could think of. But...

December 2016

December 29, 2016

Don’t blame the Devil for your sin; Angels: Day 161

It’s true that the devil tempts us to sin, says St. Cyril of Jerusalem. But...

December 03, 2016

Keep the creed all your life; Angels: Day 135

St. Cyril of Jerusalem advises his students to memorize the creed word for word, and to...

August 2016

August 30, 2016

“Lord of all” includes the angels, Angels: Day 040

"Lord of all" includes the angels When Peter says that Christ is “Lord of all,”...

March 2015

March 18, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 240: St. Cyril of Jerusalem says sincere repentance saves the wickedest

Sincere repentance saves the wickedest No one was more wicked than Nebuchadnezzar, says St. Cyril...

March 05, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 227: St. Cyril of Jerusalem says use your money for good

Use your money for good “Money is the root of all evil,” we often hear....

January 2015

January 27, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 190: St. Cyril of Jerusalem says honor your parents and you honor God

Honor your parents and you honor God St. Cyril of Jerusalem tells us that honoring...

January 15, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 178: St. Cyril of Jerusalem want us to examine our conscience before Mass

Examine your conscience before Mass The Church is a hospital for sinners, we often hear....

November 2014

November 17, 2014

Church Fathers, Day One Hundred Nineteen: St. Cyril of Jerusalem tells us to praise according to our ability

Praise according to your ability We can’t ever completely comprehend the nature of God, says...

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