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March 2017

March 27, 2017
Men today are facing a crisis. Each day we are faced with a culture that...
March 26, 2017
St. Peter, says St. Augustine, denied Christ, stood in his way, and misunderstood the New Covenant—yet...
March 25, 2017
When the rich man in Christ’s parable begs that Lazarus  give him just a little water,...
March 24, 2017
The holy angels drink from the sweetness of God, says St. Ambrose—but  the sweetness is hidden...
March 23, 2017
St. Augustine points out that St. Cyprian was wrong about some things—but he was wrong in...
March 23, 2017
Review by Laura Socks Patrick and the Fire: A Legend about St. Patrick is written by...
March 22, 2017
If  we live the angelic life here on earth, says St. John Chrysostom, that will...
March 22, 2017
This week one lucky winner will receive a copy of Father Benedict: The Spiritual and...
March 21, 2017
St. John Chrysostom compares friendship to the music of a harp or orchestra, where different notes...
March 21, 2017
The world was shocked when Pope Benedict XVI announced that he was abdicating the seat...
March 20, 2017
Just as you’d rather have gold than fleas, even though fleas are higher on the...
March 20, 2017
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March 19, 2017
Angels protecting Lot struck the men who would attack him blind, so that they could not...
March 18, 2017
The Holy Spirit is called the Comforter, says St. Cyril of Jerusalem, because he does exactly...
March 17, 2017
If  you’re a Christian,  says  St. John Chrysostom,  no one can really hurt you—not  even the...
March 16, 2017
In the Bible’s  most famous talking-animal story, Balaam is riding to curse Israel, but his ass...
March 15, 2017
When misfortunes strike us, says St. Gregory the Great, we’re very likely to despair—a  tendency represented...
March 15, 2017
This week one lucky winner will receive a copy of Station to Station: An Ignatian...
March 14, 2017
St. Basil the Great replies to those who would make the Holy Spirit something less than...
March 14, 2017
In case you missed this weekend’s show check out the link below to hear the...
March 13, 2017
The struggles between Christians and the Donatist sect had become violent, and two Donatists had died,...
March 13, 2017
The Stations of the Cross are one of the oldest devotions in the Church. By...
March 12, 2017
Who  has the authority to promise the keys of  Heaven? Not an angel, says St. Cyril...
March 11, 2017
Simeon Stylites (“of the pillar”)  attempted  to live the life of  the angels on earth—by  removing...
March 10, 2017
The Gothic leader Gainas tried to make himself  master of the whole Roman Empire. Constantinople,  the...
March 09, 2017
When Constantinople was menaced by a Persian attack, the report of  a message from the...
March 08, 2017
When Satan dared Jesus to throw himself  off a tower, he quoted Scripture, saying that the...
March 08, 2017
This week one lucky winner will receive a copy of How to Read Your Way...
March 07, 2017
Many historians have told the story of Constantine’s  conversion. Sozomen says that angels explained his vision of...
March 07, 2017
We are told in Scripture that entering through the gates of heaven is like a...
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