Fathers of the Church
Contemplate the spiritually rich writings of the Church Fathers
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Augustine: Happiness
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“NO one is really happy merely because he has what he wants, but only if he wants things he ought to want.” ~St. Augustine: In Ps. 26, Ena...
Friday, August 31, 2018
Jerome: "To be a Christian"
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“TO be a Christian is the great thing, not merely to seem one. And somehow or other those please the world most who please Christ least.” ...
On St. Augustine
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“WE have ever had in communion with us Augustine of holy memory for the sake of his life and merits; never has the breath of evil suspicion ...
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Gregory I: Scripture
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“I beg you, and meditate daily on the words of your Creator. Learn the heart of God in the words of God, that you may sigh more eagerly for...
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Assumption of Our Lady
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Assumption of the Virgin, by Andrea Del Sarto. Oil on wood, 1526-29; Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence. “THE grave and death ...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
The Fathers on Prayer
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“THOSE prayers quickly ascend to God which the merits of our works urge upon God.” (St. Cyprian: On the Lord’s Prayer , 33.) “OUR Fathe...
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Ambrose: "Abide in the Lord"
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“We must needs abide in the Lord and not depart from Him. For, if the Lord be our protector and helper, we are able firmly to endure every c...
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