Dec 25 – “Christian, remember your dignity!!!”, Pope St Gregory the Great, (540-604 AD)

“Dearly beloved, today our Savior is born; let us rejoice. Sadness should have no place on the birthday of Life. The fear of death has been swallowed up; life brings us joy with the promise of eternal happiness. No one is shut out from this joy; all share the same reason for rejoicing. Our Lord, … Continue reading Dec 25 – “Christian, remember your dignity!!!”, Pope St Gregory the Great, (540-604 AD)

“We are saved by those we despise.” -Pope St Gregory the Great

-by Dr. C. Colt Anderson, PhD “Saint Gregory the Great taught that God uses the people we despise to save us. This does not necessarily mean people that we hate, but people we think little of or that we see as impure. Those who we see as steeped in sin today often surpass us in … Continue reading “We are saved by those we despise.” -Pope St Gregory the Great

Sep 3 – St Gregory the Great, (540?-604 AD), Doctor of the Church, Doctor of Tears, & First Great Catholic Reformer

Gregory had to hurry.  He packed quickly.  He suspected the news even before receiving it in writing.  Justinian had confirmed Gregory’s election as Bishop of Rome.  Gregory had to flee the city before he could be ordained.  Gregory knew Justinian when Gregory was papal representative in Constantinople, and had therefore interceded with him, asking Justinian … Continue reading Sep 3 – St Gregory the Great, (540?-604 AD), Doctor of the Church, Doctor of Tears, & First Great Catholic Reformer

Jul 19 – St Macrina the Younger (330-19 Jul 379 AD) – sister of Sts Gregory of Nyssa, Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzus

Her father arranged for her to marry but her fiancé died before the wedding. After having been betrothed to her fiancé, Macrina did not believe it was appropriate to marry another man, but saw Christ as her eternal bridegroom.  Instead, she devoted herself to her religion, becoming a nun. When all her siblings had grown, … Continue reading Jul 19 – St Macrina the Younger (330-19 Jul 379 AD) – sister of Sts Gregory of Nyssa, Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzus

Hopeful Universalism? – St Macrina the Younger (330 – 19 Jul 379 AD) – sister of Sts Gregory of Nyssa & Basil the Great

-by Rt. Rev., Matthew Gunter, 8th Bishop of the Diocese of Fond du Lac, the Episcopal Church in Northeast WI “Today is the feast day of Macrina (330-379), older sister and theological/spiritual mentor of Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa, two of the most formative theologians and leaders of the early Church. Both of … Continue reading Hopeful Universalism? – St Macrina the Younger (330 – 19 Jul 379 AD) – sister of Sts Gregory of Nyssa & Basil the Great

Jan 2 – St Basil the Great, (329-379 AD), Archbishop, & St Gregory Nazianzus, (330-390 AD), Bishop, Fathers, Doctors of the Church, …& the Holy Spirit!!!!

–“The Mass of Saint Basil” by Pierre Subleyras (1699–1749). An altarpiece painted in 1743, and originally destined for Saint Peter’s in Rome, it is now in The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. -by Br Athanasius Murphy, OP “Both St. Basil and St. Gregory were friends, both were born in the early fourth century, and both … Continue reading Jan 2 – St Basil the Great, (329-379 AD), Archbishop, & St Gregory Nazianzus, (330-390 AD), Bishop, Fathers, Doctors of the Church, …& the Holy Spirit!!!!

The Great Disappointment: Anti-Catholicism

The Dangerous Doctrines of Seventh-day Adventism Anti-Catholicism Based on Ellen White’s Writings Characterize the Group Seventh-day Adventists agree with many Catholic doctrines, including the Trinity, Christ’s divinity, the virgin birth, the atonement, a physical resurrection of the dead, and Christ’s Second Coming. They use a valid form of baptism. They believe in original sin and … Continue reading The Great Disappointment: Anti-Catholicism

On the Resurrection of the Lord – Sermon by Pope St Leo the Great (400-461 AD)

*Leo the Great, Sermon LXXI. Sermons in P. Schaff & H. Wace (Editors.), C. L. Feltoe (Translator) Leo the Great, Gregory the Great (Vol. 12a, pp. 181–184), (New York: Christian Literature Company, 1895). **Ostensibly preached on Good Friday. WE MUST ALL BE PARTAKERS IN CHRIST’S RESURRECTION LIFE “In my last sermon,** dearly-beloved, not inappropriately, as … Continue reading On the Resurrection of the Lord – Sermon by Pope St Leo the Great (400-461 AD)

Sermon on the Passion of the Lord – Pope St Leo the Great

-Crucifixion, Lucas Cranach the Elder, one of his many Pope Saint Leo the Great’s Sermon LV on the Passion of the Lord* I. The difference between the penitence and blasphemy of the two robbers is a type of the human race. … In speaking but lately of the LORD’S Passion, we reached the point in … Continue reading Sermon on the Passion of the Lord – Pope St Leo the Great

The Creed: Credo in unum Deum & St Gregory of Nyssa, (335-395 AD), Father of the Church

“This Creed is the treasure of our soul.” –St. Ambrose Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, factorem cœli et terrae, visibilium omnium et invisibilium. Creator of heaven and earth, of all things seen and unseen. Et in unum Dominum, Jesum Christum, And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, Filium … Continue reading The Creed: Credo in unum Deum & St Gregory of Nyssa, (335-395 AD), Father of the Church