that he might the more easily cause us to commit it.It was thus he seduced our first parents: by promising them the knowledge of good and evil.He even dared to tempt our Lord Himself in the same manner, offering Him all the possessions of the earth if He would only...
There is a venerable tradition that the Apostles Paul and James came to the country, as well as the Seven Apostolic Men (Torquatus, Ctesiphon, Secundus, Indalecius, Caecilius, Hesychius, and Euphrasius) to whom the foundation of various churches is attributed. Connected with the coming of...
resistance to authority or refusal to conform, especially in religious matters, used of English Catholics who refuse to attend the services of the Church of England. Alsorecusance. —recusant,n., adj. reunionism advocacy of the reunion of the Anglican and Catholic churches. —reunionist,n.—re...
1.(often abbreviated toSt,especially when used in the names of places, plants etc) a title givenespeciallyby the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches to a very good or holy person after his death.Saint Matthew;St John's Road.santo,santa ...
We may judge of their numbers and influence by the fact that Friar Odoric, about 1324, found three Nestorian churches in the city of Yang-Chou, but soon afterwards they fell into decay. Evidence of their existence was found by the Jesuits at the beginning of the seventeenth century. ...
MANILA, Philippines --- The Team Patay-Team Buhay Catholic vote fever has reached Quezon City churches as Catholic fraternal order Knights of Columbus groups in the city launched yesterday their own movement against the seven senatorial candidates who ...
'Lady no be so': the image of women in contemporary church posters in Nigeria From the basic Catholic, Protestant and Africanist Church varieties of the pre-1960s, the late 1960s ushered-in a flood of breakaway clergy men, who began to establish their own churches in which they were ‘...
My family lived in relative poverty in Manila. During family mealtime, my mom taught my brothers and me to put only a small serving of food on our plates. We learned that the food must be shared. After everyone received a portion, then and only then could we take another serving. My ...
Women who are interested in becoming a nun are encouraged to evaluate the different orders and to try living in a convent for some time while working in the outside world. Often living in a convent can help a woman decide whether serving God as a nun is really her chosen path. Women wh...
Nearly 150 churches were destroyed and missionaries were condemned to exile from the islands. The missionaries declined to leave and found safe haven in various parts of Japan. As a result of the persecution, within a decade the number of Christians had increased by 100,000. The second major...