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Bible (DRV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: Wisdom of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)
The Book of Ecclesiasticus is preceded by a prologue which professes to be the work of the Greek translator of the original Hebrew and the g…
The Shepherd of Hermas
The Shepherd of Hermas is a Christian work likely from the late first half of the second century. It was considered inspired scripture by so…
The Conferences of John Cassian (Part I)
The Conferences were written by John Cassian at the request of Pope Leo. They document the conversations that Cassian had with the elders li…
Bible (KJV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: 1 Maccabees
The First Book of the Machabees is a history of the struggle of the Jewish people for religious and political liberty under the leadership o…
Ten Homilies on the First Epistle of John
As regards the plan of the Epistle, it has been often asserted till lately that it was supposed to be but fragmentary, a series of aphorisms…
The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 1)
The Desert Fathers were early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who mainly lived in the Scetes desert of Egypt. The most famous was St.…
The Book of Judith
The Book of Judith is included in the Septuagint (the Greek form of the Old Testament) and has been retained in Catholic and Orthodox Christ…
Catena Aurea, St. John - Vol 4, Part 1
The Catena Aurea (Golden Chain) presents the commentaries of the greatest theologians (e.g. St. John Chrysostom, St. Jerome, St. Augustine, …
Morals on the Book of Job (Volume I, Part I)
Saint Gregory's Commentary on Job, sometimes called "An Extensive Consideration of Moral Questions," was written between 578 and 5…
The Life of St. Hilarion
St. Hilarion (291–371 AD) was an anchorite who lived most of his life in the desert after the example of St. Anthony the Great (251–356 AD).…
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…
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, …
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…
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, …
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…
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 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…
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…
St. John Chrysostom on First Corinthians, Volume 1
The First Epistle to the Corinthians is attributed to St. Paul the Apostle and a co-author named Sosthenes, and is addressed to the material…