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John Chrysostom is generally considered the most prominent doctor of the Greek Church and the greatest preacher ever heard in a Christian pulpit.
Originally produced to be a Bonus Extra film on DVD for the feature filmJohn XXIII(starring Ed Asner), this presentation by these two acclaimed teachers and historians will enlighten and inspire all viewers with new insights and appreciation for John XXIII, the man, the Pope and the saint. Th...
xviii of this rule (See Jordanus, c. xxiii, Analecta Franciscana, i, 9; ed. Bohmer, p. 27). The second rule is called “Regula prima” by all older Franciscan writers, it being the first known in its text, or also “Regula non bullata”, for it was never solemnly confirmed by ...
Moreover, it remained for centuries the textbook of the Catholic episcopate, so that by its influence the ideal of the great pope has moulded the character of the Church, and his spirit has spread into all lands. (1) Life and Work in Rome As pope Gregory still lived with monastic ...
Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent. —John of the Cross 183 I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church: for if Faith is so important to our salvation, I will seek it where true Faith first began, seek it among ...
Justin and the Catholic Church between 130-150. This takes us back to the time when many of the hearers of the Apostles and Evangelists were still alive; for it is held by many scholars that St. Luke lived till towards the end of the first century....
The subject of two investigations by the Vatican, his confessional was once electronically bugged on the orders of the then Pope.On July 29, 1960, Carlo Maccari - who later became the Archbishop of Ancona - began an investigation of Padre Pio on behalf of Pope John XXIII.He wrote a ...
Urban II is relevant in the history of the Catholic Church and also in world history, although his party has never been extended worldwide. His work as Pope was important, in the apse of the oratory of the Palace of Lateran is the figure of Urban II, accompanied by the legend, Sanctus...
It is the year 1414, and we find Pope John XXIII convening the Council of Constance which was called to end the Schism in the Western Church. After 45 sessions Gregory XII, the Roman Pope agreed to step down and the Council fathers deposed John XXIII, the Pope residing in Avignon. Then...