Podcast Description
What does it cost to defend the truth when powerful enemies will stop at nothing to silence you? In this episode, Athanasius continues his bold defense against relentless false accusations of murder, violence, and tyranny, exposing the conspiracy behind his repeated exiles while refusing to compromise the faith. Augustine turns inward with raw honesty, confessing how the beauty of created things can captivate the eyes and pull the soul away from God, even as he learns to praise the Creator through His gifts. Thomas Aquinas then cuts through confusion with sharp precision, explaining why perjury, sacrilege, and simony are grave sins that dishonor God by corrupting truth, sacred things, and spiritual gifts. Together these readings challenge us to stand firm in truth, guard our hearts from distraction, and reverence God with integrity.
Today’s Readings:
Athanasius of Alexandria — Apologia Contra Arianos (Defense Against the Arians), Part 1, Sections 5–7
Augustine — The Confessions, Book 10, Chapter 34 (Section 53)
Thomas Aquinas — Summa Theologica, Part 2 of Part 2, Questions 98–100 — On Perjury, Sacrilege, and Simony (Combined Questions)
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