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June 2018

June 12, 2018
We get so caught up in our hopes and fears that we forget what’s really...
June 11, 2018
All the sins we secretly serve are idols we worship in our hearts, says St....
June 10, 2018
This week Joseph Pearce returns as a guest on Off the Shelf. We discuss why...
June 10, 2018
The devil would love it if you despaired of repentance, says St. John Chrysos­tom. But...
June 09, 2018
If we have proper fear of the Lord, the visionary Hermas is told, we have...
June 08, 2018
Satan fights against the strong and proud, says Aphrahat, but he has no power against...
June 07, 2018
St. Ephrem the Syrian imagines a conversation between Satan and the “sinful woman” of Luke...
June 06, 2018
St. John Cassian remembers the words of the wise Abbot Theodore in the Egyptian desert....
June 05, 2018
Some say that the demons control affairs on earth. Not so, says St. John Chrys­ostom....
June 04, 2018
This week on Off The Shelf Trent Horn returns to talk about his latest book...
June 04, 2018
Do you take the Lord’s name in vain when things go badly? Satan brings you...
June 03, 2018
The devil makes use of temptation—the word means “testing”—to lure us to hell. But God...
June 02, 2018
Whenever Satan attacks us, says St. Cyril of Alexandria, he does it at our weakest...
June 01, 2018
Whatever tempts or interests you the most, says St. Leo the Great, that’s where you...

May 2018

May 31, 2018
Surely we can stand just a little evil. Not so, says St. Cyril of Alexandria....
May 30, 2018
Temptations and trials do us good, says St. Ephrem the Syrian. Easy living makes us...
May 29, 2018
This week Scott Hahn shares insight into two of his most recent books. The Fourth Cup:...
May 29, 2018
No temptation is irresistible, says Origen. No matter what the allurement, your will can resist...
May 28, 2018
St. John Cassian shares the wise advice of Abbot Serapion in Egypt: sometimes you can...
May 27, 2018
No matter how strong your defenses against the worst vices, says St. John Cas­sian, opening...
May 26, 2018
Envy is listed among the deadly sins for a good reason. As St. Cyprian tells...
May 24, 2018
Commodianus tells us that all our wars and fights come from our evil desires. If...
May 23, 2018
St. Jerome was known for his hot temper and for some reason—we don’t know why—had...
May 22, 2018
When someone who hates you is in trouble, says St. Ephrem the Syrian, you should...
May 21, 2018
If you struggle with covetousness, Asterius of Amasea has some surprising but practical advice for...
May 20, 2018
One of the greatest mysteries in Church history was where exactly was the final resting...
May 20, 2018
How dangerous is covetousness? St. John Cassian answers that it was this sin that led...
May 19, 2018
Covetousness has a broad definition,says Asterius of Amasea. It’s not just want­ing material things: it’s...
May 18, 2018
Most other sins have natural limits, says Asterius of Amasea. But covetousness strangles us like...
May 17, 2018
Giving in to anger, says Ephrem the Syrian, leads straight to hell. Christ en­dured every...
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