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PATRISTIC WORD · COMMONPLACE
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Dr. Doom’s Patristic Word draws from the wisdom of the Church Fathers. Dr. Doom’s Commonplace gathers books, music, images, and encounters worth returning to. Browse the posts below, grouped by month, with links to read them on Substack.
OCTOBER 2026
Dr. Doom's Patristic Word
October 12 · A Florilegium of Books →
Five Ways into St. Irenaeus of Lyons
October 5 · The Garments of the Word →
Patristic Word No. 5 | St. Maximus the Confessor on Scripture, creation, and transfigured sight
Five ways into St. Irenaeus of Lyons, with more waiting on the shelf.
The Basbanes stack, with two more books still traveling toward it.
OCTOBER 2026
Dr. Doom's Commonplace
October 10 · A Florilegium of Florilegia →
Flowers gathered from a classroom, an institute, a friendship, and the work now taking shape
October 3 · Books Beget Books →
Eight things worth carrying about bibliophilia, personal libraries, and putting the right book into someone’s hands
SEPTEMBER 2026
Dr. Doom's Patristic Word
September 28 · Gathered Up in Christ →
The Patristic Word No. 4 | St. Irenaeus and the scattered life made whole in Christ
September 21 · Those Who See the Light Are Within the Light →
The Patristic Word No. 3 | St. Irenaeus of Lyons and the life that comes from beholding God
September 14 · Christ Is the Ladder →
Patristic Word No. 2 | St. Irenaeus and the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
September 8 · The Nativity of the Theotokos→
The Patristic Word No. 1 | St. Irenaeus and the Knot Loosed
September 1 · Welcome to the Patristic Word→
A weekly passage from the Church Fathers, read slowly and brought into the present.
St. Irenaeus of Lyons
Rich Mullins, whose songs open this gathering in the Podvig Listening Room.
SEPTEMBER 2026
Dr. Doom's Commonplace
September 26 · Rich Mullins in the Listening Room →
The Creed, the steeper road, and eight things worth carrying
September 18 · What I Carried This Week →
Eight Images from the library, the road, the workshop, and life
September 13 · A New Rhythm Begins→
Eight things worth carrying into the week ahead
*This was mistakenly posted on Dr. Doom's Patristic Word
September 1 · Welcome to Dr. Doom's Commonplace →
A public commonplace book for things worth noticing, remembering, practicing, and passing on