The strength of love ought to overcome the fear of death

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Dec 6, 2025 · 6m

Today, December 6, as our Church celebrates the Memorial of Nicholas, bishop, we are invited to read and reflect on a passage from the letter of the apostle Paul to Titus (1:7-11; 2:1-8), entitled "The teaching of the Apostle on the qualities and duties of bishops". Our treasure, which follows, is from a treatise on John by Saint Augustine, bishop.

The true story of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of Patara in Asia Minor. At the time the area was Greek and is now on the southern coast of Turkey. His wealthy parents, who raised him to be a…