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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 …
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…
Who is the Rich Man That Shall Be Saved?
This short treatise by St. Clement's is an exposition on the words of Jesus Christ to the young rich man, recounted in the gospels. In the a…
The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary
St. Jerome composed this essay against Helvidius, who stated that because the gospels mentioned Christ as having “sisters” and “brethren” th…
Catena Aurea (Gospel of St. Luke - Part 1)
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…
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.…
Catena Aurea: Gospel of St. Mark
The Catena Aurea (Golden Chain) presents the commentaries of the greatest theologians (e.g. St. John Chrysostom, St. Jerome, St. Augustine, …
Bible (WEB) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: Book of Tobit
This book relates the story of Tobit, a righteous Israelite from the tribe of Naphtali. He lived in Nineveh during the time when Israel had …
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…
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. 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, …
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.…
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…
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) …
Bible (DRV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: Book of Tobit (Tobias) (Version 2)
This book tells the story of Tobit (Tobias), an Israelite, living in Nineveh after the northern tribes of Israel had been deported to Assyri…
Coptic Homilies in the Dialect of Upper Egypt
The present work contains the Coptic versions of ten Greek Homilies on fasting, repentance, the end of the world, the Incarnation, etc., whi…
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…
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…
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…