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March 2017

March 06, 2017
Two  ancient anecdotes of Egyptian monks tell of their encounters with angels. Whether  their visions were...
March 06, 2017
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March 05, 2017
A legend of an especially holy Egyptian monk shows  us the strength of the early Christians’...
March 04, 2017
Our happiness  will  never be found in another person or in an angel, says St. Augustine....
March 03, 2017
Angels are literally everywhere, says St. Hilary of  Poitiers—even within us. Whenever we’re tempted toward evil,...
March 02, 2017
Whether God acts directly or through the angels, says St. Augustine, it is God acting. An...
March 02, 2017
This week one lucky winner will receive a copy of  The Seven Gifts of the...
March 01, 2017
The Lord sent an angel to rescue Peter from prison. Then why didn’t he send an angel...
March 01, 2017
We likely have all heard of them, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. Did...

February 2017

February 28, 2017
St. Ambrose recognizes that, when he seems to be completely alone, he is never alone. Mary...
February 27, 2017
Sulpitius Severus visited the holy hermits of the desert in Egypt. They told him a story...
February 27, 2017
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February 26, 2017
God does work miracles, St. Augustine says, but all according to his unchanging will. We can...
February 25, 2017
Why  do we pray when God already knows what we need? Perhaps, says St. Augustine, we...
February 24, 2017
Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus’ parable (Luke 16:19-31)  never cursed his evil fate or blamed...
February 23, 2017
Even Roman superstition, says Tertullian, admitted that the unborn child was a human being—otherwise why would...
February 22, 2017
Origen, one of the Church’s earliest theologians, tries to work out the truth about guardian angels. When...
February 22, 2017
This week one lucky winner will receive a copy of Lent with Saint Teresa of...
February 21, 2017
Even children of adultery, says one of the characters in St. Methodius’s  Banquet of  the...
February 21, 2017
  Lent is a time for reflection and growth in our spiritual lives. Every Lent...
February 20, 2017
In a very dangerous time for orthodox Christians and the whole Roman Empire, St. Ambrose...
February 20, 2017
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February 19, 2017
During a tense time in Milan, St. Ambrose reminds his flock of a story from...
February 18, 2017
A very early Christian writing, The Shepherd of Hermas, gives us the famous image of the...
February 17, 2017
St. Gildas  the Wise  lived in the time after the legendary King Arthur, when barbarians were...
February 16, 2017
Theodoret of Cyrus imagines a dialogue between Orthodoxos, the champion of orthodox Christianity, and Eranistes, whose...
February 15, 2017
Angels don’t lie, says St. Ephrem the Syrian. The message they bring from God is true. And...
February 15, 2017
This week one lucky winner will receive a copy of The Apostasy That Wasn't: The...
February 14, 2017
All things are made subject to Christ—but  what kind of subjection is this? Not ignoble slavery,...
February 14, 2017
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