Selection from Advent Readings from the Church Fathers by W. J. E. Bennett. PDF Second Thursday: The Church's Failure Saint John Chrysostom, on Acts of the Apostles, Homily xxix. Saint John Chrysostom from the fresco Chiesa di Santa Maria in Aquiro by Cesare Mariani (d. 1901) ( source ) The Church indeed is in very evil case, although ye think her affairs to be in peace. For the mischief of it is, that while we labour under so many evils, we do not even know that we have any. What sayest...

Selection from Angel Food For Jack and Jill: Little Talks to Little Folks by Rev. Gerald T. Brennan. Hardcover and EPUB Audio The Poor Dog (the Shepherds Grave) by Edwin Henry Landseer (d. 1873) Chapter 14 — Chippy Eddie Cooper wanted a pet for his son, Teddy, who was seven months old. So, Eddie decided to buy a dog. He looked at all kinds of dogs, and finally, one day he bought a small puppy. Eddie named the dog, "Chippy." Now, I don't have to tell you that little Teddy Cooper and Chippy...

Today at Mass, Father recommended everyone pick up a copy of Toal's Sunday Sermons of the Great Fathers . Specifically, he recommended the two sermons offered for today's feast, one by St. Augustine and the other by St. Leo the Great. A hardcover edition used to be published by Ignatius but appears to be out of print. Amazon stocks a paperback edition for $25 per volume (Volumes One , Two , Three and Four ). Digitally, all volumes are collected in one handy 93MB PDF . For those who enjoy...