Thursday, April 25, 2019

How Did Saint Mark Become the Patron of Venice?

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Detail from the central lunette of the Basilica of Saint Mark in Venice showing the translation of Saint Mark's relics, ca. 13th cent...
Monday, April 22, 2019

Kate Smith: "All men are equal and have an equal right to enjoy the fruits of this earth."

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Click here to share on Facebook. The memory of Kate Smith—best known for her soaring rendition of Irving Berlin's God Bless America ...
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Saturday, April 20, 2019

The 16,000 Martyrs of Persia during the Reign of Shapur II, 4th century AD

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King Sapor II sentences Persian Christians to torture and death, ca. AD 340. With Constantine's turn toward Christianity in AD 312, ...
Saturday, April 13, 2019

Venerable Fulton Sheen: "If our will is determined by forces outside of ourselves, we no longer will make amendment for our misdeeds."

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In 1953, during an episode of his nationally broadcast television program, Life is Worth Living entitled: "Character Building,...
Wednesday, April 10, 2019

A passionate longing to acquire (and destroy) books ~ The cognitive dissonance of Julian the Apostate

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Bust from the Capitoline Museum which is thought to be Julian the Apostate. In doing some research on the previous post , I ran across t...
Tuesday, April 09, 2019

"He hated the entire city intensely" ~ St. Eupsychius and Julian the Apostate's reaction to the destruction of the Temple of Fortune in Caesarea in Cappadocia

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A mosaic portrait of an anonymous young saint from the Rotunda of St. George in Thessaloniki, Greece, 4th century AD. April 9 is the tr...
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Saturday, April 06, 2019

"I myself have witnessed the end of those who harassed the worshipers of God" ~ Constantine's letter to Shapur II of Persia

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A decorative gilt silver plate showing Shapur II hunting, mid-4th century AD (left). A colossal bronze bust of Constantine I, early 4th c...
Monday, April 01, 2019

The Diocese of Camden Rolls the Dice

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Upon getting over my shock at being invited to be part of the leadership team representing our parish at the Convocation of Catholic Lead...
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