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June 2017

June 25, 2017
Christ ate food in his resurrected body, says St. Augustine, and even angels in the Bible...
June 24, 2017
Questions, questions, questions. We all have them, and we certainly have plenty about the faith....
June 24, 2017
We believe in the resurrection of the body. But we won’t all rise with the same bodies,...
June 23, 2017
Even in paradise, says St. Methodius, we will have bodies, which distinguishes us from angels. Christ...
June 23, 2017
Review by Laura Socks Last year TAN Homeschool released the first volume of its new...
June 22, 2017
Because of our sin, says St. Augustine, there was a wall of hostility between us and...
June 21, 2017
When Christ sends the angels to gather his chosen people, says St. Cyril of Jerusalem, it...
June 20, 2017
God judged even the angels justly, says St. Gregory the Great, so we should have no...
June 19, 2017
Rufinus of  Aquileia reminds us that, in the resurrection, our bodies  will  be changed and glorified,...
June 19, 2017
Father Michael Kerper grew up in Philadelphia, attended Catholic schools as a boy, and then...
June 18, 2017
St. Ambrose remembers holy men whose prayers ended wars on earth. When such a man is...
June 17, 2017
We sometimes may find ourselves wondering through life aimlessly. The temptations and distractions of our...
June 17, 2017
In the end, says St. Augustine, we’ll rejoin the angels, and all of us together...
June 17, 2017
In the end, says St. Augustine, we’ll rejoin the angels, and all of us together...
June 16, 2017
Overcome by grief himself, St. Jerome nevertheless has the difficult task of consoling one of...
June 15, 2017
In Jesus’ story of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31),  we hear that angels carried...
June 14, 2017
A martyr wrote down a dream or vision he had while waiting in prison. In...
June 13, 2017
Scripture tells us that we have guides to take our souls when we die, says...
June 12, 2017
After a long and stormy voyage, says St. Cyril of Alexandria, the soul finds rest in...
June 11, 2017
St. Augustine, who was an expert musician, sees a metaphorical meaning in the musical instruments mentioned...
June 10, 2017
If you do not know Pat Gohn, she is a Catholic writer, retreat leader, conference...
June 10, 2017
St.  Basil  shows  us  a  way to  imitate  the  angels  in  the  midst   of   our ordinary...
June 09, 2017
God became man, says  St. Augustine, so we could eat the food of  angels— which is...
June 08, 2017
When we approach the Eucharist, says St. Athanasius, we should remember that we’re joining the angels...
June 07, 2017
One thing is certain in this life. We are going to suffer. Sometimes the suffering...
June 07, 2017
The angels feed on the vision of  the Word, says St. Augustine. We can’t see the whole...
June 06, 2017
When we’re at Mass, St. John Chrysostom reminds us, we’re standing right there with the choirs...
June 05, 2017
St. Athanasius reminds us that the heavenly feast, where we share the Bread of Life with...
June 04, 2017
Explaining the Christian liturgy to his students, St. Cyril of Jerusalem tells them that the “Sanctus”—the...
June 03, 2017
St. Ephrem the Syrian is deeply aware of  the miraculous power of  the Eucharist. It’s...
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