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March 2018

March 19, 2018
When St. Gregory the Great was pope, the government in Dalmatia ordained a bishop named...
March 18, 2018
In poetic rhythms that recall the ancient Hebrew Psalms, St. Ephrem the Syr­ian warns us...
March 17, 2018
Karl Keating is founder and senior fellow at Catholic Answers. He is the author of...
March 17, 2018
Some are rich and some are poor. Who’s better off ? As Hermas learns in...
March 16, 2018
People who live in wealth are not really fortunate, says St. John Chrysostom. We need...
March 15, 2018
St. Ephrem the Syrian tells us that the poor are Christ visiting us in disguise....
March 14, 2018
Nestled in Pittsburgh's Troy Hill neighborhood is a treasure not often seen outside of the...
March 14, 2018
Can you buy repentance with the fruits of your sin? No, says Commodianus: God rejects...
March 13, 2018
St. Cyprian tells us to be generous in giving to the poor. But don’t we...
March 12, 2018
Writing to a young widow still grieving her husband, St. John Chrysostom advises her to...
March 11, 2018
Commodianus tells us that we owe help—not just kind words—to the sick who are in...
March 10, 2018
St. Ephrem the Syrian tells us that the poor are Christ visiting us in disguise....
March 09, 2018
Philip Lawler is the editor of Catholic World News and is one of America’s most...
March 09, 2018
Theodoret tells a rich nobleman that the poverty he sees all around him is there...
March 08, 2018
Pope St. Gregory the Great, having heard that one of his noble friends had suddenly...
March 07, 2018
Money is the root of all evil,” we often hear. But what St. Paul really...
March 06, 2018
Wealth isn’t really much fun, says St. John Chrysostom. A simple life is not only...
March 05, 2018
Christopher Reibold is a Catholic writer and storyteller, living near Pittsburgh, PA. At thirteen, he...
March 05, 2018
Whenever we have power over people, says St. John Chrysostom, we’re tempted to use that...
March 04, 2018
The persecutions had ceased, and Christians were safe from the government. But they weren’t safe,...
March 03, 2018
Writing a eulogy of his good friend Paula, a noble widow who was also his...
March 02, 2018
Review by Katie Zumbrum Be careful what you tweet about on Twitter.  A simple joke...
March 02, 2018
When food is scarce, prices go up. It’s just good business, right? No, says St....
March 01, 2018
St. Ambrose quotes the pagan philosopher Pythagoras to show that even the pa­gans admire selfless...

February 2018

February 28, 2018
If you do something good for a rich man, says St. Ambrose, he just takes...
February 27, 2018
Are you asking me to give my money away for nothing? No, answers St. John...
February 26, 2018
On this episode of Off the Shelf, Tommy Tighe and I take a look at...
February 26, 2018
It is simply impossible, says St. John Chrysostom, to live a completely un­troubled life on...
February 25, 2018
Preaching on the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (see Luke 16:19-31), St. John...
February 24, 2018
Heaping up useless wealth, says St. Ambrose, rips the image of God out of our...
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