St. Ambrose is one of the greatest Fathers in the history of the Catholic faith. A statesman turned bishop, he laid the foundation for the proper relationship between Church and State. A supremely holy man of God, Ambrose was very concerned with the spiritual growth of the laity and was the catalyst for the conversion […]
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Have you ever wondered? Why do Catholics fast on Good Friday? Moreover, why is it traditional to fast on the Fridays of Lent? There are, of course, various historical and liturgical reasons for the custom of fasting. But there’s also a biblical foundation for fasting on Fridays that’s directly tied to the topic of my
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The Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology presents: Matthew Leonard interviews Mark Hart about his new book Truth Be Told: Basics in Catholic Apologetics.
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I love Lent. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not that I take pleasure in fasting. And I don’t enjoy “giving stuff up” any more than the next guy. In my devotional life I can be a typical spoiled American. But Lent, for me, is always a hopeful time. It’s my annual reminder that change is
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February 5th is the memorial of St. Agatha, patroness of Sicily, the land of my grandparents, and one of the patrons of my parish. Because of the tortures she endured in martyrdom, St. Agatha is also patroness of women who live with diseases of the breast. Fr. Paul Zalonski has a deep devotion to the third-century martyr.
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The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology presents: Scott Hahn discussing John Paul II and Divine Mercy.
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Besides John the Evangelist, Gregory of Nazianzus is the only person the Early Church called “The Theologian.” His is the brilliant mind who sharpened our language and understanding of doctrines all Christians believe about the person of Jesus Christ. According to tradition in the East, he is the only theologian who never wrote a single
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The Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology presents: BookNotes – Mike Aquilina interviews Matthew Leonard about his new book Louder Than Words: The Art of Living as a Catholic.
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The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology presents: Matthew Leonard talks about persevering through Lent.
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Today is the Feast Day of St. Thomas Aquinas! In honor of that, I thought I’d cover some ground I’ve been over before, namely, Thomas’ role as a model of Catholic theology and his primary focus on Scripture. Perhaps most striking—at least to some—is Thomas’ insistence on the priority of the literal-historical sense of Scripture.
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