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Didache: The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles
This short treatise was accounted by some of the Fathers as next to Holy Scripture. It was rediscovered in 1873 by a Greek Orthodox metropol…
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…
On Illustrious Men (De Viris Illustribus)
This is a collection of 135 brief biographies by St. Jerome of his forebears and contemporaries. It is often cited as a primary source of in…
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…
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. 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: 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, …
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.…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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) …
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…