We Are God’s Flock – Augustine
In this excerpt from his homily on Psalm 100 Augustine explains the line "we are his sheep, the flock he shepherds."...
12 September, 2020
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Shepherds Who Feed Themselves – Augustine
Augustine, commenting on Ezekiel and St. Paul to call out pastors and shepherds who feed themselves instead of the flock....
12 September, 2020
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Terrorism and the Victory of the Cross
September 11th is the anniversary of one of most brutal acts of terrorism of all time. Three days later, on September 14, the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation, and triumph of the cross of Jesus Christ. This reflection...
10 September, 2020
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Homily on the Church in the Modern World-Joseph Ratzinger
This is a homily given by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger a month prior to his election as Pope Benedict XVI (March 18, 2005) at St. Peter's Basilica. It address the meaning and importance of Gaudium et Spes, Vatican II's Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the...
08 September, 2020
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Blessed the Peacemakers – Leo the Great
Leo the Great on the seventh of the Beatitudes, "blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God." Those who have inner peace due to submission to the will of God are the ones who can create true harmony in the...
05 September, 2020
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Beatitudes, Law of the New Covenant – Leo the Great
Leo's exegesis of these important verses of St. Matthew's Gospel is one of the most important patristic commentaries on the Beatitudes. Christ, the New Moses chooses to give his Sermon on a Mount to show that he is the new Moses, teaching the newRegarding...
05 September, 2020
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The Church, Shepherd of Straying Sheep – Augustine
Augustine shows that even if some pastors are wicked, seeking their own interests rather than Christ's, the Catholic Church herself is Mother and Shepherd who seeks out the straying sheep, cares for the sick and strengthens the weak. She is also like a vine which...
02 September, 2020
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Seek out the Lost Sheep – Augustine
Augustine, in his sermon 46 to Pastors, reflects upon the mandate from the Lord, found in Ezekiel, for shepherds to seek out the lost sheep, even if those sheep seem to want to be lost....
02 September, 2020
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Is the Filioque a Church-Dividing Issue?
The Filioque: A Church Dividing Issue? An Agreed Statement by the North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation 2003 that uncovers a misunderstanding that is thought by many to lie at the root of the schism between the Orthodox east and the Roman Catholic West commonly thought...
31 August, 2020
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Pastor’s Duty to Speak Out – Gregory the Great
Gregory the Great here notes the obligation of a pastor to preach with courage, boldness, and fortitude warning his people when they are on the wrong path and need to repent. To fail to speak out and reproach people for their faults is cowardice...
31 August, 2020
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