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June 2015

June 23, 2015
Everyday martyrdom You can be a martyr even without the bloodshed, says Commodianus, a North...
June 22, 2015
Today the folks at JesusSeesUs.com sponsor the giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a Jesus Sees Us...
June 22, 2015
This hurts me more than it hurts you Insults, thefts, even torture—none of these things...
June 21, 2015
Jesus Sees Us is a two-in-one pack for kids. Included are, first and foremost a...
June 21, 2015
Evil is evil, even if God turns it to good St. John Cassian tells how...
June 20, 2015
Fear God, not death When the city of Antioch was in danger of total annihilation,...
June 19, 2015
Not being with God is the real punishment Whatever happens to sinners in hell, says...
June 18, 2015
This week publisher Image Books sponsors the giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a copy of Encountering...
June 18, 2015
Pity the prosperous sinner St. John Chrysostom tells us that the person most to be...
June 17, 2015
Each morning at 6:45 something special occurs in the chapel at Saint Martha’s House in...
June 17, 2015
Why are the wicked joyful? Why are the wicked often prosperous and happy, while the...
June 16, 2015
Don’t judge by appearances In a vision, the Shepherd tells Hermas that you can’t tell...
June 15, 2015
If you are looking for quality children’s books on the saints there are numerous options...
June 15, 2015
Nothing gets past God Do you think that anything escapes God’s notice? asks St. Ambrose....
June 14, 2015
PETE: For those who do not know you, prior to 2012 you were an active...
June 14, 2015
Measure your duty by heaven, not earth St. Ambrose summarizes the opinions of classical philosophy...
June 13, 2015
Remember the judgment of Christ In this transcript of the trial of St. Justin Martyr...
June 12, 2015
Be ready for the end of the world The last judgment may be coming very...
June 11, 2015
This week publisher Ave Maria Press sponsors the giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a copy of Arriving at...
June 11, 2015
The resurrection is easy for God Does the resurrection of the dead seem strangely unlikely?...
June 10, 2015
Everyone’s faith journey is different. Some are raised Catholic and some, like myself, convert. Those...
June 10, 2015
Why not choose death? If heaven is so great, why don’t you just kill yourself...
June 09, 2015
This time around publisher St. Joseph Communications sponsors the media giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a copy of The...
June 09, 2015
Share in the sufferings of the martyrs The historian Eusebius tells the story of a...
June 08, 2015
I was afforded the opportunty to review another CD set from St. Joseph’s Communications. Before...
June 08, 2015
Know the resurrection by the proofs God didn’t just tell us that the resurrection would...
June 07, 2015
PETE: Being a convert to Catholicism myself, I enjoy hearing conversion stories of others. Can...
June 07, 2015
Make light of what is mortal The historian Eusebius records the last words of Agapius,...
June 06, 2015
Death is transformed into sleep Why is it important that Christ’s body was laid in...
June 05, 2015
Learn from nature that we are immortal Without being taught, says St. Hilary of Poitiers,...
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