Catena: Bible & Commentaries

The Bible has been changing lives for thousands of years. Moses wrote of a God who hears the cry of His people. David sang to Him from the cave and the palace. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John wrote down what they saw and heard of Jesus. Paul wrote from prison to churches he loved. Their words have carried people through grief, doubt, exile, and joy for a hundred generations, and they are still doing it today. Catena helps you read the Bible with the understanding of 2,000 years of the most influential Christians. We collect the writings of faithful Christians, men and women who read these same pages within a few generations of the apostles. Athanasius, who was exiled five times for holding to the divinity of Christ. Antony, who heard one verse read in church and walked into the desert. Basil, who built the first hospital. Gregory, John Chrysostom, Augustine, Cyril, Ephrem, and more than 100 others. They were bishops, monks, teachers, and martyrs. They were critical to nurturing the faith of their communities, and suffered for the faith we still hold. Catena puts their words beside every verse. Catena also brings the largest library of verse-tagged video and podcast Bible studies