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Black quote graphic featuring a gold mosaic icon of John Chrysostom on the left and a large quotation on the right. The text rebukes those who give almost nothing to others—“as a glass of water from the sea”—yet ask God for great mercy. Caption reads: “John Chrysostom (349–407), Homily XXI.”
Chrysostom sighs: we drip a thimble of kindness against an ocean of need. Some won’t even match the widow’s mite—yet plead for vast mercy from God’s endless store. We who showed none ask for all. How dare we dream of heaven’s pity, with hands so closed?
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“Nothing is more shameful than war.” — John Chrysostom
The great preacher Chrysostom refused to romanticize violence. For the early Church, war was not a path to honor—it was a sign that the world had lost its way.
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“Those who have shed blood in war should abstain from communion for three years.”
— Basil the Great, Canon 13
Even when fighting in war, the early Church recognized the spiritual and moral weight of taking a life. Violence leaves wounds, not only on bodies, but also on souls.
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“What to me, then, is the bread that the devil offers when I have the bread that Christ bestows? What to me is the food on account of which...” #StMaximusOfTurin #Sermon51 #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Sunday #Mass
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Black quote graphic featuring an icon-style image of Cyprian of Carthage (c. 210–258) on the left. The quotation from On Works and Alms teaches that Scripture consistently urges Christians toward acts of mercy, and that those instructed in the hope of God’s kingdom are commanded to give alms and care for the needy.
Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, taught that Scripture—Old and New Testaments alike—never stops urging God’s people toward mercy and almsgiving. Hope in heaven always leads to compassion on earth. How can you encourage works of mercy today?
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Cyril of Alexandria imagines the rich man hearing this in hell: you could have shared paradise with Lazarus if you’d shared your wealth with him. Refusing mercy made the punishment fit the crime. Would any preacher today urge the rich to make the poor partners in their wealth?
Cyril of Alexandria, imagines the rich man hearing this in hell: you could’ve shared paradise with Lazarus if you’d shared your wealth with him. Refusing mercy made the punishment fit the crime. Would any preacher today urge the rich to make the poor partners in thy wealth?
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“Nor is it advantageous to teach a justice that the smallest fault destroys. Perfect blessedness is to fulfill in deed what you teach in word...” #StJerome #CommentaryOnMatthew #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Sundaymass
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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. The Kingdom of Heaven will be yours later on, right now be poor in spirit...” #StAugustine #Sermon53 #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Sunday #Mass
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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. The Kingdom of Heaven will be yours later on, right now be poor in spirit...” #StAugustine #Sermon53 #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Sunday #Mass patrolo.gy/2026OT4
“At that time, he took away the blindness of ignorance, as it has been written: “For those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, a light has risen...” #PopeStLeoTeGreat #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Sunday #Mass patrolo.gy/2026OT3
“At that time, he took away the blindness of ignorance, as it has been written: “For those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, a light has...” #PopeStLeoTeGreat #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Sunday #Mass patrolo.gy/2026OT3
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“Thus he prophesied that we were to be redeemed from fault through the passion of the Lord, of whom it is written: ‘Behold the Lamb of God; behold the Lamb of ...” #StAmbrose #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Sunday #Mass patrolo.gy/2026OT2
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“He is called the servant who serves the good of many, and say that it is a great thing for Him to be called the child of God. For in ...” #StGregoryOfNazianzus #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Sunday #Mass #Christmas patrolo.gy/26Baptism
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“Christ fled for us, not for Himself; Christ fled in order to ensure that the mysteries would be dispensed at the proper times. Christ fled...” #StPeterChrysologus #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Sunday #Mass #Christmas
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“The prophecies showed not only that he was going to be a man but also that he would be conceived, born, and nurtured as any child would be...” #StJohnChrysostom #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Sunday #Mass #Advent
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📖 “The glory of God is a human fully alive.” — Irenaeus
Discover the life and legacy of a courageous second-century bishop, theologian, and fierce opponent of Gnosticism. #Irenaeus #ChurchFathers #FullyAlive #AgainstHeresies
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