Christianity - Commentary
A Treatise on Good Works
In this exposition of the Ten Commandments, Martin Luther attempts to build a bridge between justification by faith and the life of the Chri…
Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians
Galatians is a letter from Paul of Tarsus to a number of Early Christian communities in the Roman province of Galatia in central Anatolia. P…
Catena Aurea, St. John
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
Saint Gregory's Commentary on Job, sometimes called "An Extensive Consideration of Moral Questions," was written between 578 and 5…
The Literature and History of New Testament Times
There is a tendency in the modern Church to neglect the study of Bible history. Such neglect will inevitably result in a loss of power. The …
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels - St. Luke
“Expository Thoughts” divides the Gospels into sections of about twelve verses each, from which J. C. Ryle selects two or three prominent po…
James
The writer of this letter instructs the early Christians on the value of showing patience, controlling an unruly tongue and treating all peo…
On The Predestination Of The Saints
Wherein the truth of predestination and grace is defended against the semi-Pelagians — those people to wit, who by no means withdraw altoget…
Didache
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…
Commentary on the Gospel of John
Cyril was a scholarly archbishop and a prolific writer. In the early years of his active life in the Church he wrote several exegetical docu…
Ephesians
The Epistle to the Ephesians, often referred to as the "Queen of the Epistles," is a profound letter attributed to the Apostle Pau…
Commentary on the Gospel of Luke
Sermons 1-11 cover the Gospel of St Luke 1:1 - 3:23. - Summary by the Reader
The Early Church Collection
This collection begins with Augustine's exposition of the Apostles' Creed, a confession of faith (particularly addressing the Trinity) attri…
Sermons on Psalm 119
The reading-over of these present sermons will sufficiently declare what commodity and profit they may bring with them: As in very deed the …
Pascendi Dominici Gregis
During a relatively short pontificate (1903 - 1914) Pope Pius X devoted much of his time to dealing with issues related to the rapid spread …
Homilies on Ephesians
From The Argument:“Ephesus is the metropolis of Asia. It was dedicated to Diana, whom especially they worshipped there as their great goddes…
Commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew
Homilies 1 - 14 of Saint John Chrysostom's commentary on the Gospel according to Saint Matthew, which include the wondrous birth, baptism, t…
Against Celsus
Against Celsus, preserved entirely in Greek, is a major apologetics work by the Church Father Origen of Alexandria, written in around 248 AD…
1 Timothy
The First Epistle of Paul to Timothy, usually referred to simply as First Timothy and often written 1 Timothy, is one of three letters in Ne…
Encyclical Letters of Pope St. Pius X
During his eleven year pontificate (1903-1914) Pope St. Pius X wrote 16 encyclicals. The subjects ranged from saints, The Immaculate Concept…