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July 2018

July 13, 2018

Bring your neighbors to church: Church Fathers: Day 342

Why do our churches seem half-empty sometimes? Why are our neighbors staying home from Mass?...

July 10, 2018

Keep trying to spread the Good News; Church Fathers: Day 340

“You’re not getting through to them,” people might tell us. But persistence wins the day,...

July 05, 2018

This hurts me more than it hurts you; Church Fathers: Day 336

Insults, thefts, even torture—none of these things do any real harm to the person who...

July 03, 2018

Fear God, not death; Church Fathers: Day 334

When the city of Antioch was in danger of total annihilation, St. John Chrysostom dared...

July 02, 2018

Not being with God is the real punishment; Church Fathers: Day 333

Whatever happens to sinners in hell, says St. John Chrysostom, their worst punishment is not...

June 2018

June 30, 2018

Pity the prosperous sinner; Church Fathers: Day 332

St. John Chrysostom tells us that the person most to be pitied is the sinner...

June 25, 2018

Be ready for the end of the world; Church Fathers: Day 326

The last judgment may be coming very soon, says St. John Chrysostom. But whether it...

June 10, 2018

Keep on your toes; Church Fathers: Day 311

The devil would love it if you despaired of repentance, says St. John Chrysostom. But...

June 05, 2018

Remember that God, not Satan, is in control; Church Fathers: Day 306

Some say that the demons control affairs on earth. Not so, says St. John Chrysostom....

June 04, 2018

Starve Satan; Church Fathers: Day 305

Do you take the Lord’s name in vain when things go badly? Satan brings you...

April 2018

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 10, 2018

Listen to your conscience; Church Fathers: Day 255

Even your own father might have given up on you if you had never listened...

April 09, 2018

Weep, and find joy; Church Fathers: Day 254

Weeping for our sins is the route to joy, says St. John Chrysostom. Real remorse...

April 06, 2018

Bear fruit that befits repentance; Church Fathers: Day 251

It’s good to stop sinning—but it’s not enough, says St. John Chrysostom. We also need...

March 2018

March 29, 2018

Trust your Physician, even if the cure hurts; Church Fathers: Day 246

We trust medical doctors even though they do all sorts of unpleasant things to us,...

March 23, 2018

Five ways to repent; Church Fathers: Day 241

There are many ways to repent, says St. John Chrysostom, and they all lead to...

March 16, 2018

Think of the future; Church Fathers: Day 235

People who live in wealth are not really fortunate, says St. John Chrysostom. We need...

March 12, 2018

Deposit your wealth in heaven; Church Fathers: Day 231

Writing to a young widow still grieving her husband, St. John Chrysostom advises her to...

March 06, 2018

Be happy with enough; Church Fathers: Day 226

Wealth isn’t really much fun, says St. John Chrysostom. A simple life is not only...

March 05, 2018

Beware the temptations of power; Church Fathers: Day 225

Whenever we have power over people, says St. John Chrysostom, we’re tempted to use that...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

Invest in heaven; Church Fathers: Day 219

Are you asking me to give my money away for nothing? No, answers St. John...

February 26, 2018

Beware the life of ease; Church Fathers: Day 218

It is simply impossible, says St. John Chrysostom, to live a completely untroubled life on...

February 25, 2018

See the real power of wealth; Church Fathers: Day 215

Preaching on the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (see Luke 16:19-31), St. John...

February 18, 2018

Hold yourself to your own standard; Church Fathers: Day 208

St. John Chrysostom tells Christian husbands that they need to treat their wives with the...

February 14, 2018

Live like a Christian in marriage; Church Fathers: Day 204

If you’re married, says St. John Chrysostom, that doesn’t mean you can’t be chaste. The...

February 10, 2018

Don’t rely on worldly things; Church Fathers: Day 200

The ex-slave Eutropius ruled Constantinople by controlling a puppet emperor, who abolished the right of...

February 09, 2018

Apply what you hear in church to yourself; Church Fathers: Day 199

In the homilies we hear at Mass, says St. John Chrysostom, the priest usually praises...

January 2018

January 27, 2018

Take some time to reflect after Mass; Church Fathers: Day 186

Do we forget everything that happened at Mass as soon as we burst out the...

January 20, 2018

Don’t be like Herod!; Church Fathers: Day 179

Herod told the Magi he wanted to worship the infant Christ—but really he wanted to...

January 18, 2018

Avoid the smoke of worldly cares; Church Fathers: Day 177

Scripture is the clear air of a meadow or a garden, says St. John Chrysostom....

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