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August 2014

August 12, 2014
Here’s an interesting argument from St. Augustine. Against those who deny that we were created...
August 11, 2014
Welcome back to “The Clergy Speaks”, a recurring feature here at The Catholic Book Blogger....
August 11, 2014
The good things of this world really are good, says St. Augustine. But we shouldn’t...
August 10, 2014
PETE: What drew you to writing about Mother Teresa in your book The Love that...
August 10, 2014
Why doesn’t God just get rid of the wicked now and let the righteous live...
August 09, 2014
Our sin is entirely our own fault, says St. John Chrysostom. But God loves us...
August 08, 2014
If creation is good, why are there poisonous plants? St. Basil reminds us not to...
August 07, 2014
This week Sophia Institute Press sponsors the CBB giveaway. One lucky winner will receive one...
August 07, 2014
Light was God’s first creation, and God saw that it was good. This goodness, says...
August 06, 2014
In his book The Love That Made Mother Teresa: How Her Secret Visions and Dark...
August 06, 2014
The pagan philosopher Celsus wrote a tract accusing the Christians of hating reason. Not at...
August 06, 2014
Secular learning is good and useful, says St. Basil, when we understand that our true...
August 05, 2014
Welcome to what I call “The Clergy Speaks”, a new recurring feature here at The...
August 05, 2014
St. Athanasius, the great defender of orthodoxy, tells us that the faith of the martyrs...
August 03, 2014
PETE: Matt you serve as Executive Director at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology....
August 03, 2014
Is it better to be ignorant than to be educated? Not at all, says St....
August 02, 2014
Arguing that a well-rounded education is good for a Christian, St. Clement of Alexandria tells...
August 01, 2014
God created the universe, and it was very good. But that doesn’t mean every use...

July 2014

July 31, 2014
This week the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology sponsors the CBB giveaway. One lucky...
July 31, 2014
In ancient times as well as our own, people brought forward supposedly scien­tific arguments against...
July 30, 2014
If you are looking for a deeper understanding of Scripture from a trusted source, look...
July 30, 2014
St. Clement of Rome tells us that belief in the resurrection should come natu­rally. God...
July 29, 2014
When the church in Corinth was disturbed by factions, St. Clement, one of the earliest...
July 28, 2014
St. Cyprian tells a group of Christian prisoners that their sufferings are earning them greater...
July 27, 2014
PETE: With all the challenges men face today, many of which you point out in...
July 27, 2014
The world is a work of art displayed for our admiration, says St. Basil. When...
July 26, 2014
Whenever you see a flower or a blade of grass, says St. Basil, remember how...
July 25, 2014
The marvelous perfection of creation, where everything fits and works together to bring about God’s...
July 24, 2014
This week Emmaus Road Publishing sponsors the CBB giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a...
July 24, 2014
God speaks to us through Scripture and the Church. But God also speaks to us...
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