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November 2016

November 16, 2016
Review by Julie Abell I really enjoy books that can keep my eyes and heart...
November 15, 2016
Examining the book of  Job, St. Gregory the Great encounters a puzzle  very near the beginning....
November 14, 2016
When Satan appears before the Lord, God asks him, “Whence have you come?” That’s  not...
November 13, 2016
Satan still has an angel’s nature, says St. Gregory the Great. Although he has fallen, he...
November 12, 2016
It sounds crazy, says St. John Chrysostom, but a Christian would rather be a prisoner with...
November 11, 2016
Some heretical writers had said that there would be no bodily resurrection, but that we would...
November 11, 2016
This week TEN lucky winners will receive a copy of Resisting Happiness by Matthew Kelly, ...
November 10, 2016
Like the angels, says St. John of Damascus, we have free will; but it’s a...
November 10, 2016
Matthew Kelly seems to churn books out at will. The key is each of these...
November 09, 2016
Review by Julie Abell Who doesn’t love a good story?  Everyone loves a good story. ...
November 09, 2016
Reason, says St. John of Damascus, is very closely linked with free will. With reason,...
November 08, 2016
Tatian tells us that both humans and angels were created through the Word, and that...
November 07, 2016
The  fall of  the angels, says  St. Augustine, shows  us how completely every spiritual being—human...
November 06, 2016
If  fallen humanity deserved mercy, why not the fallen angels? One reason, says St. Gregory the...
November 05, 2016
The  evil angels, says  St. Augustine, suffer the just punishment for their betrayal. We might have...
November 04, 2016
The  angels who  sinned cannot be forgiven, says  St. Gregory the Great, because—having purely spiritual...
November 04, 2016
This week one lucky winner will receive a copy of  Called to Teach: Daily Inspiration...
November 03, 2016
Satan, says St. Gregory the Great, left his exalted position by his own wickedness, whereas...
November 03, 2016
As a teacher, Justin McClain knows what it means to be Called to Teach, and...
November 02, 2016
The devil, says St. Augustine, did no damage to God in his fall, but only...
November 01, 2016
The first of all the angels, Tatian tells us, was worshiped as a god by...

October 2016

October 31, 2016
St. Asterius of Amasea gives us a good working definition of covetousness, and explains that this...
October 30, 2016
Demons often predict the future, says St. Augustine, because they’re intelligent, and they can see things...
October 29, 2016
God makes creation to operate by certain principles, says St. Augustine. If evil angels can make...
October 28, 2016
Human beings and angels are good creations, says St. Augustine. Even the evil angels are good...
October 28, 2016
This week we have an awesome TWO title giveaway! One lucky winner will receive a copy...
October 27, 2016
The demons, says Dionysius the Areopagite, are not made evil. What we call “evil”  is a...
October 27, 2016
My new book! You read that right. After nearly four years here at The Catholic...
October 26, 2016
If  Satan was one of God’s creatures, then isn’t God to blame for evil? Against...
October 26, 2016
Review by Michele Craig During his last days on earth, as he was lying in...
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