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November 2016

November 16, 2016

God’s light takes in the darkness; Angels: Day 118

Meditating on the first appearance of Satan in Job, St. Gregory the Great looks at the...

November 15, 2016

Satan does not see God; Angels: Day 117

Examining the book of Job, St. Gregory the Great encounters a puzzle very near the beginning....

November 14, 2016

Whence have you come?; Angels: Day 116

When Satan appears before the Lord, God asks him, “Whence have you come?” That’s not...

November 13, 2016

Satan presents himself before the Lord; Angels: Day 115

Satan still has an angel’s nature, says St. Gregory the Great. Although he has fallen, he...

November 06, 2016

God showed mercy to our weakness; Angels: Day 108

If fallen humanity deserved mercy, why not the fallen angels? One reason, says St. Gregory the...

November 04, 2016

We are forgiven because of the flesh; Angels: Day 106

The angels who sinned cannot be forgiven, says St. Gregory the Great, because—having purely spiritual...

November 03, 2016

Satan is more guilty than we are; Angels: Day 105

Satan, says St. Gregory the Great, left his exalted position by his own wickedness, whereas...

October 2016

October 15, 2016

Sleep with your head on a stone; Angels: Day 086

Sleep with your head on a stone Jacob lay with his head on a stone,...

October 02, 2016

Day and night, Angels: Day 073

02Day and night St. Gregory the Great sees an image of Satan in the “day”...

October 01, 2016

The right and left hands of God, Angels: Day 072

The right and left hands of God The heavenly host stands at the right and...

September 2016

September 26, 2016

The inner speech of spiritual beings, Angels: Day 067

The inner speech of spiritual beings When Scripture says that the Lord “speaks” to an...

September 25, 2016

God speaks to angels in their contemplation, Angels: Day 066

God speaks to angels in their contemplation God doesn’t really give verbal commands to the angels,...

September 24, 2016

Angels speak to God in admiration, Angels: Day 065

Angels speak to God in admiration How do angels “speak” to God? Their love and...

September 21, 2016

Angels confess their ignorance, Angels: Day 062

Angels confess their ignorance Angels see the majesty of God, says St. Gregory the Great,...

September 04, 2016

Angels as counselors, Angels: Day 045

Angels as counselors In the hierarchy of angels, says St. Gregory the Great, the lower...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

Everything is under God’s control, Angels: Day 039

Everything is under God's control When all the forces of nature and even the angels...

August 20, 2016

Immortally mortal and mortally immortal, Angels: Day 030

Immortally mortal and mortally immortal Both human beings and angels are mortal in a certain...

August 11, 2016

The armies of God, Angels: Day 021

The armies of God The angels are God’s armies, says St. Gregory the Great, because...

August 10, 2016

Angels never lose the vision of God, Angels: Day 020

Angels never lose the vision of God Angels are limited in place: they cannot be...

August 07, 2016

Angels are unchangeable because they love God; Angels: Day 017

Angels are unchangeable because they love God The nature of angels is changeable, says St....

July 2016

July 26, 2016

We’re part stone, part angel; Angels: Day 005

We're part stone, part angel A human being, says St. Gregory the Great, is in...

July 02, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 346: St. Gregory the Great urges us to pray for the straying

Pray for the straying St. Gregory the Great urges his congregation not to fall into...

April 2015

April 21, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 274: St. Gregory the Great says to use God’s gifts in moderation

Use God’s gifts in moderation Fasting is good, as St. Gregory the Great told a...

April 09, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 262: St. Gregory the Great advises when things go well, remember who you are

When things go well, remember who you are Pope St. Gregory the Great sent St....

March 2015

March 27, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 249: St. Gregory the Great says learn to repent from Judas

Learn to repent from Judas Christ gave Judas every opportunity to repent, not even holding...

March 16, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 238: St. Gregory the Great advises us to put things right before you ask for forgiveness

Put things right before you ask for forgiveness When St. Gregory the Great was pope,...

March 06, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 228: St. Gregory the Great tells us to be thankful in adversity as well as in prosperity

Be thankful in adversity as well as in prosperity Pope St. Gregory the Great, having...

March 02, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 224: St. Gregory the Great warns beware of prosperity—Satan lurks there

Beware of prosperity—Satan lurks there The persecutions had ceased, and Christians were safe from the...

February 2015

February 15, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 209: St. Gregory the Great says lift up your hearts

Lift up your hearts If you keep your gaze trained on things that are above,...

January 2015

January 19, 2015

Church Fathers, Day 182: St. Gregory the Great says the heavens are opened in the Eucharist

The heavens are opened in the Eucharist A medieval legend told how St. Gregory the...

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