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Catena Aurea, St. Matthew - Vol 1, Part 1
The Catena Aurea (Latin for Golden Chain) presents the commentaries of the greatest theologians (e.g. St. John Chrysostom, St. Jerome, St. A…
The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 2)
The Desert Fathers were early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who mainly lived in the Scetes desert of Egypt. The most famous was St.…
St. John Chrysostom on 2 Timothy
St. John Chrysostom (the golden-mouthed), the most famous preacher of his age turned his attention to 2 Timothy, giving a total of 10 sermon…
Sermons for all the Sundays in the year (Sermons I - XXV)
This work is entitled, ABRIDGED SERMONS FOR ALL THE SUNDAYS IN THE YEAR. They are called Abridged Sermons, because, although each contains a…
Bible (KJV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: 2 Maccabees
The Second Book of Machabees is not, as the name might suggest, a continuation of the First, but covers part of the same ground. The book pr…
The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide (St. Matthew's Gospel Chaps I - IV)
Cornelius Cornelii a Lapide was born in Belgium. He became a priest in 1595 and taught philosophy, and Hebrew, while also preaching and admi…
Sermons for all the Sundays in the year (Sermons XXVI - XLIII)
These are the sermons of St. Alphonsus Liguori, who was an Italian Catholic bishop, and theologian. He is famous for founding the Congregati…
Against Jovinianus
Jovinianus, had published at Rome a treatise containing the following opinions: (1) "That a virgin is no better as such than a wife in …
The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 4) (The Histories of the Monks Who Lived in the Desert of Egypt, Which Were Compiled by Saint Hieronymus)
The Desert Fathers were early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who mainly lived in the Scetes desert of Egypt. The most famous was St.…
Homilies on Philippians
The Epistle to the Philippians, is a letter written by St. Paul the Apostle and Timothy to the clergy of Philippi. It is included in the New…
St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle of Titus
John Chrysostom was the Archbishop of Constantinople and perhaps one of the most famous preachers of the Eastern world. He would come to be …
Practice of Perfection and Christian Virtues - First Treatise
This work is based on the material which Alphonsus Rodriguez (a Spanish Jesuit priest) collected from his spiritual exhortations to his bret…
Think well on't, or, Reflections on the great truths of the Christian religion for every day of the month
Richard Challoner (1691–1781) was an English Roman Catholic bishop. He is perhaps most famous for his revision of the Douay–Rheims translati…
Catena Aurea, St. John, - Vol 4 part 2
The Catena Aurea (Golden Chain) presents the commentaries of the greatest theologians (e.g. St. John Chrysostom, St. Jerome, St. Augustine, …
Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John
This commentary is said to have been composed around 260, making it the earliest surviving commentary on Revelation. The author, St. Victori…
The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 3) (The Rule of Pachomius at Tabenna)
The Desert Fathers were early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who mainly lived in the Scetes desert of Egypt. The most famous was St.…
Catena Aurea (Gospel of St. Luke - Part 2)
The Catena Aurea (Golden Chain) presents the commentaries of the greatest theologians (e.g. St. John Chrysostom, St. Jerome, St. Augustine, …
Catena Aurea, St. Matthew - Vol 1, Part 2
A catena (from Latin catena, a chain) is a form of biblical commentary, verse by verse, made up entirely of excerpts from earlier Biblical c…
Three Homilies on the Devil
John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, delivered these three homilies, most likely at Antioch, about the role of demons in our life.…
Catena Aurea, St. Matthew - Vol 1, Part 3
The Catena Aurea (Golden Chain) presents the commentaries of the greatest theologians (e.g. St. John Chrysostom, St. Jerome, St. Augustine) …