Fathers of the Church

Contemplate the spiritually rich writings of the Church Fathers

Thursday, December 14, 2017

St. Augustine: The definition of a Christian

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"He is a Christian who follows the way of Christ, who imitates Christ in all things, as is written: "He who says that he abides in...
Saturday, December 9, 2017

St. Ambrose: "You have received a spiritual seal"

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“REMEMBER that you have received a spiritual seal: the spirit of wisdom, the spirit of prudence and strength, the spirit of knowledge and pi...
Thursday, December 7, 2017

Memorial of St. Ambrose

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Advent: December 7th: Memorial of St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. "St. Ambrose (340-397) was born at Treves in Gaul, a ...
Monday, November 27, 2017

Eusebius: "The only King of all creation"

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“THE true Christ, the divine and heavenly Logos, the only High Priest of the world, the only King of all creation, the only Archprophet o...
Monday, November 6, 2017

St. Gregory of Nyssa: "The purifying fire"

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"IF a man distinguish in himself what is peculiarly human from that which is irrational, and if he be on the watch for a life of greate...
Thursday, November 2, 2017

Saints

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“What saint has ever won his crown without first contending for it?” —St. Jerome: Letters, 22, 39. “And if among all the saints some are...
Saturday, October 21, 2017

St. Augustine: "God, towards whom faith rouses us"

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 St. Augustine, by Vincenzo Foppa "God, from whom to be turned away, is to fall: to whom to be  turned back, is to rise again: in w...
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