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EPISODE · Dec 16, 2025 · 15 MIN

Through the Church Fathers: December 16

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Today’s readings move from incarnation to intellect to virtue: Athanasius reveals how the Word met humanity at its lowest point, taking flesh while remaining present everywhere; Augustine begins his powerful exchange with Volusianus by showing how reason itself witnesses to God’s nature; and Aquinas opens his treatment of the cardinal virtues, explaining why prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance stand at the hinge of the moral life (1 Corinthians 1:21).Readings:Athanasius of Alexandria, On the Incarnation, Sections 15–17Augustine of Hippo, Letter 137 to Volusianus, Sections 1–5 (Part One)Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Part 1–2, Question 61, Article 1Explore the Project:Through the Church Fathers – https://www.throughthechurchfathers.comPatreon – https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpattonCredo Courses – https://www.credocourses.comCredo Ministries – https://www.credoministries.org#Incarnation #Athanasius #Augustine #Volusianus #CardinalVirtues #SummaTheologica #ThroughTheChurchFathers

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