Fuel for Contemplation: Recent Episodes
Max Blochowiak
The good life for those in a rush. This is a daily podcast, only 2-3 minutes in length, of reflections from the great minds of the Western tradition that draw us into the mysteries at the center of reality. Often these reflections are based on Scriptural readings, but not always.
This is the end of this season of Fuel for Contemplation. Thank you for listening and I hope to speak to you again soon.
St. John Bosco's letter can be read in the Divine Office.
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St. Hilary of Poitiers can be read in the Divine Office.
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This excerpt from the letter to the church of Smyrna from St. Ignatius of Antioch can be found in the Divine Office.
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Read this piece from St. Thomas Aquinas in the Divine Office.
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This excerpt of St. John Fisher's commentary on the Psalms can be found in the Divine Office.
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St. John Chrysostom's homily from the Divine Office.
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St. Thomas Aquinas, De Regno, Book I, Chapter 8.
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First Part, Question 75, Article 1 of the Summa Theologiae by St. Thomas Aquinas.
To better understand Aquinas, I recommend Edward Feser's short book Aquinas (2009).
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Paragraphs 7 and 8 of Chapter 1 in Sacrosanctum Concilium.
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The snippet from St. Ambrose's treatise On Virgins.
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Diadochus of Photiki in the Divine Office for Friday in the Second Week of Ordinary Time.
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Translation of Hebrews at Blue Letter Bible.
The Commentary on Hebrews by St. Thomas Aquinas.
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Augustine. “Book Seven.” Essay. In The Confessions of Saint Augustine, translated by F. J. Sheed, 136–49. London, England: Sheed & Ward, 1944.
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Translation of Hebrews in Blue Letter Bible.
Part 1.3-6 in Against the Heathen by St. Athanasius.
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Translation of Hebrews 5 in Blue Letter Bible.
Benedict XVI. “Chapter 6. Gethsemane: 4. Jesus' Prayer on the Mount of Olives in the Letter to the Hebrews.” Essay. In Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection, 163–66. San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2011.
A similar selection can be found in Bishop Robert Barron's Word on Fire Bible: Acts, Letters, and Revelation, 561-2.
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This passage from St. Basil the Great can be found in the Divine Office for Tuesday in the 1st week of Ordinary Time.
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This translation of St. Paul's letter to the Hebrews can be read at Blue Letter Bible.
This commentary of St. Thomas can be read in this online repository of his works.
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St. Athanasius' On the Incarnation can be accessed on New Advent.
St. Augustine's sermon can be found in the Divine Office.
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This passage from St. Thomas can be found in this repository of his works.
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Barron, Robert. “The Letter to the Hebrews.” Essay. In The Word on Fire Bible: Acts, Letters, and Revelation, edited by Brandon Vogt, 553-4. Park Ridge, IL: Word on Fire, 2022.
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This can be read online in this repository of the works of St. Thomas.
For more on how to understand what St. Thomas is talking about, I recommend in the following order:
Aquinas 101 YouTube channel.
Ed Feser's deep dive into the argument from motion, which became the first part of his book Five Proofs for the Existence of God (2017).
In general, I recommend all of Feser's books. If you choose one place to start, his little book Aquinas (2009) is an excellent choice.
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St. Gregory Nazianzen's sermon can be found in the Office of Readings.
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Commentary from Pope St. Gregory the Great can be found in the Catena Aurea of St. Thomas Aquinas in his online works: https://aquinas.cc/la/en/~CaMatt.C2.L6.GregHominEvi.
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Barron, Robert. “The Gospel According to John.” Essay. In The Word on Fire Bible: The Gospels, edited by Brandon Vogt, 472-475. Park Ridge, IL: Word on Fire, 2020.
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Barron, Robert. “The Gospel According to Mark.” Essay. In The Word on Fire Bible: The Gospels, edited by Brandon Vogt, 179. Park Ridge, IL: Word on Fire, 2020.
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This quote from Augustine can be found in this repository of St. Thomas works.
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The quote from St. Cyril of Alexandria can be found in the Catena Bible app, and St. Thomas in this repository of his works.
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Leiva-Merikakis, Erasmo. “The Virginal Conception of Christ (1:18-25).” Essay. In Fire of Mercy, Heart of the Word: Meditations on the Gospel According to St. Matthew (Volume I), 70–71. San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 1996.
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My article on Platenism provides a greater context and more to contemplate.
Augustine. “Book VII.” Essay. In The Confessions of Saint Augustine, translated by F J Sheed, 136–49. London, England: Sheed & Ward, 1944.
This translation of St. Augustine's Confessions is an old one from Frank Sheed (middle of the twentieth century). It is harder to find and not a great resource for those who would benefit from notes, as it does not have any, but it is a beautiful and reverent translation -- my favorite to read.
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Luke 2:16-21 in Blue Letter Bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/rsv/luk/2/1/s_975001
Cyril of Alexandria, Council of Chalcedon, and John II can all be found in Denzinger's Enchiridion (paragraphs 111, 148, and 201-202, respectively): https://archive.ph/j5fpg
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