Encountering Jesus with the Church Fathers
A podcast that ponders patristic commentary on Sacred Scripture, the Sacred Liturgy and contemporary Christian living.
Episodes
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Augustine of Hippo's Tractate 25, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel proclamation.
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Basil the Great's Homily 20 On Humility, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel proclamation.
This Sunday’s blog article at https://patrolo.gy/30C2025 ponders the Gospel approach to righteousness.
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Justin of Rome’s Dialogue with Trypho, pondering this Sunday’s First Reading proclamation.
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Origen’s Homilies on Luke, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel and Second Reading proclamation.
This Sunday’s blog article at https://patrolo.gy/28C2025 ponders the Gospel approach to pity.
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Ambrose of Milan’s Exposition on the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel proclamation.
This Sunday’s blog article at https://patrolo.gy/27C2025 ponders the Lord’s Gift of Faith.
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint John Chrysostom’s First Homily on Lazarus and the Rich Man pondering the Gospel narrative proclaimed at Mass this Sunday.
The blog article (https://patrolo.gy/26C2025) for this Sunday ponders the proclamation of God’s Word from Saint Paul’s First Letter to Timothy.
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Basil the Great’s Homily 16 pondering the prophetic word of Amos on riches and the Fear of the Lord.
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Augustine of Hippo’s Letter 187 pondering Jesus’ sacrificial death and work as proclaimed in this Sunday’s Gospel.
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Origen of Alexandria’s Homilies on Jeremiah, pondering Onesimus’ approach to Christian living as proclaimed in the Letter to Philemon during Mass this Sunday.
This Sunday’s blog article (https://patrolo.gy/23C2025) ponders Jesus’ challenging words concerning «hate».
P.S. Origen uses the term mina in Homilies on Jeremiah. Mina was a unit of weight in the Biblical world equivalent to approxima...
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Benedict of Nurisa’s The Rule, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel proclamation.
This Sunday’s blog article (https://patrolo.gy/22C2025) ponders «humility» as proclaimed from The Gospel according to Saint Luke proclaimed at Mass this Sunday.
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Augustine of Hippo’s Sermon 308, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel proclamation.
This Sunday’s blog article (https://patrolo.gy/fwt) ponders «discipline» as proclaimed in the Letter to the Hebrews proclaimed at Mass this Sunday.
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Ambrose of Milan’s Exposition on the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel proclamation.
Since Saint Ambrose makes reference to the Spiritual Sense of Sacred Scripture, one may find the Catechism of the Catholic Church’s presentation of the Senses of Scripture helpful (https://patrolo.gy/cdab6d).
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Basil the Great’s Moralia, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel proclamation.
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Gregory of Nyssa’s Homilies on Ecclesiastes, pondering this Sunday’s First Reading proclamation.
This Sunday’s blog article appears at https://patrolo.gy/18C2025 pondering Jesus’ command “to see” and “to guard.”
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Gregory of Nyssa’s Homily Four on the Lord’s Prayer, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel Reading proclamation.
This Sunday’s blog article appears at https://patrolo.gy/l2t pondering Jesus’ teaching on Prayer.
Additionally, a reflective and prayerful reading of the Catechism of the Catholic Church’s presentation of “The Lord’s Prayer,” beginning at paragraph 2759, (https://www.vatican.va/arc...
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Origen of Alexandria’s Homilies on Genesis, pondering this Sunday’s First Reading proclamation.
This Sunday’s blog article appears at https://patrolo.gy/i16 pondering the episode of Jesus with Mary and Martha
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Ambrose of Milan’s Exposition on the Gospel of Luke, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel proclamation.
This Sunday’s blog article appears at https://patrolo.gy/vy0.
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Ambrose of Milan’s Exposition on the Gospel of Luke, pondering this Sunday’s Gospel proclamation.
An article appears on my blog (https://patrolo.gy/tlj) reflecting on Jesus’ question to Saint Peter.
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Basil the Great’s Homily 16 on Psalm 34, pondering this Sunday’s chanting Psalm 34.
An article appears on my blog (https://patrolo.gy/5f06dd) reflecting on Jesus’ question to Saint Peter.
Today’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint John Chrysostom’s Homily 35 on Genesis, pondering this Sunday’s proclamation of Abraham meeting Melchizedek.
An article appears on my blog (https://patrolo.gy/6qc) reflecting on the theological sense of mystery.
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