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December 30, 2014 By Fr. John A. Peck

Surrounded

by St. Symeon the New Theologian "When a man walks in the fear of God he knows no fear, even if he were to be surrounded by wicked men. He has the fear of God within him and wears the invincible armor of faith. This makes him strong and able to take on anything, even things which seem difficult … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Patristic Sermons Tagged With: courage, fear, st. symeon the new theologian

December 29, 2014 By Fr. John A. Peck

Fifty Days of Sundays

by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon When, at the Council of Nicaea, the Church formally determined that Pascha should always be observed on a Sunday, that determination necesarily affected the final day of Pentecost. Thus, beginning and ending on a Sunday, the whole fifty days of Pentecost began to take … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biblical Resources, Reardon, Patrick Fr., Sermon Resources Tagged With: Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon, Pascha. St. Ambrose of Milan, Pentecost, st. augustine of hippo, st. basil the great, Thomas Aquinas

December 26, 2014 By Fr. John A. Peck

The 2014 30 (40) Days of Blogging

by Fr. John A. Peck This is the 5th Year of our annual 30 (40) Days of Blogging Challenge. As we did last year, we provided you with a daily topic on which to blog (if you wanted - it's your blog!).  To all our bloggers, well done and congratulations! You stepped up to do what few will actually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 30 (40) days blogging Tagged With: 2014, 30 (40) days blogging, fr. john a. peck, topics

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