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October 2016

October 25, 2016
Dionysius  the Areopagite tells us that the angels have all their perfections because of the...
October 24, 2016
One generation teaches another, but who taught the first humans? Not other humans, says St. Clement...
October 24, 2016
Gail Buckley is the Founder and President of Catholic Scripture Study International. In addition to...
October 23, 2016
They listened to the angels, we listen to the Son St. Augustine tells us that,...
October 22, 2016
Jerusalem and Babylon The angels are citizens of the spiritual Jerusalem, says St. Augustine, and...
October 21, 2016
The modesty of Daniel Daniel, says St. Ephrem the Syrian, was afraid even to approach...
October 21, 2016
This week we have an awesome TWO title giveaway! One lucky winner will receive a copy...
October 20, 2016
Angels come to the virtuous St. Ambrose recalls the story of Samson’s birth in Judges...
October 20, 2016
When I first heard the news that Catholic Scripture Study International was going to be...
October 19, 2016
Sleep humbly and dream of angels Jacob had a stone for his pillow when he...
October 19, 2016
Review by Michele Craig The Velveteen Rabbit written by Margery Williams was published in 1922....
October 18, 2016
Christ above and below Christ, says St. Augustine, is both above in Heaven and below...
October 17, 2016
In Jacob’s ladder, with angels ascending and descending, St. Augustine sees an image of the...
October 17, 2016
Stacy A. Trasancos is a Catholic writer, scientist, teacher, and editor. She earned a bachelor’s...
October 16, 2016
Christ at Jacob's head When Jacob saw his vision of angels on a ladder to...
October 15, 2016
Sleep with your head on a stone Jacob lay with his head on a stone,...
October 14, 2016
Anointing the stone When Jacob had his vision of the angels on the ladder, he...
October 14, 2016
This week we have another TWO titles to give away! One lucky winner will receive a...
October 13, 2016
The strange case of Sodom The unnatural lust of  the Sodomites, says St. Ephrem the...
October 13, 2016
One of my favorite things this year has been the passing of the seasons. However,...
October 12, 2016
How to treat your guests St. Cyril of Alexandria has some advice for those who...
October 12, 2016
Review by Julie Abell “How can you, as a Catholic, explain what the Church teaches...
October 11, 2016
Make your house Christ's hotel Abraham, says St. John Chrysostom, didn’t know he was receiving Christ ...
October 10, 2016
Entertaining angels “Some  have entertained angels unawares”:  the  only  way to do that,  says St. John...
October 10, 2016
Kevin Lowry is a convert to Catholicism and the son of a former Presbyterian minister....
October 09, 2016
Imitate Abraham's hospitality St. John Chrysostom  tells his flock to look actively for opportunities to...
October 08, 2016
When angels speak, God speaks When one of God’s messengers speaks, says St. Augustine, the words...
October 07, 2016
God gave us and the angels free will St. Justin Martyr says that God gave...
October 07, 2016
This week we have another TWO titles to give away! One lucky winner will receive a...
October 06, 2016
The devil has free will - and so have we God made Satan good, says...
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