No One Can Harm the Man Who Does Not Harm Himself

Saint John Chrysostom

Written from exile: why no loss, insult or even death can harm a soul that does not harm itself.

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On Mortality

Saint Cyprian of Carthage

Written while a plague swept Carthage in 252: why a Christian need not fear death. With a welcome by Augustine and readings from Aquinas.

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On Pascha

Saint Melito of Sardis

A second-century homily for the night of Pascha, in which the whole story of salvation is sung.

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On the Incarnation

Saint Athanasius of Alexandria

Why the Word of God became man, and what his death and rising did to death itself. With a welcome by Gregory Nazianzen and readings from Aquinas.

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On the Lord’s Prayer

Saint Cyprian of Carthage

The earliest complete Latin commentary on the Our Father, line by line. With a welcome by Augustine and readings from Aquinas.

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More from the saints

  • The Teacher and the Martyr

    Saint Augustine of Hippo · Section 4 of the sermon

  • In Praise of Athanasius

    Saint Gregory Nazianzen · Sections 1–10 of the oration, without omissions