Didymus the Blind (c. 313–398 AD) was a renowned Christian theologian and the last great head of the Catechetical School of Alexandria. Despite losing his sight at the age of four, he became one of the most learned scholars of the 4th century, mastering grammar, rhetoric, philosophy, and mathematics. “He who could not see the […]
Saint Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 296–373 AD) is often called the Father of Orthodoxy or, Athanasius Contra Mundum (“Athanasius against the world”). He spent the better part of his 45-year episcopacy in a high-stakes battle against Arianism to define the nature of Christ. Early Life There is some historical debate regarding his family’s original background,
The Council of Trent: The Council of Trent had officially closed in 1563, just three years earlier. It had produced massive folders of decrees on how to fix the Church’s corruption, but they were just words on paper. The External Crisis: The “Red Apple” of Rome The Ottoman Empire, under Suleiman the Magnificent (and later
Virgin and Doctor of the Church Catherine di Giacomo Benincasa Quotes from Catherine of Siena, The Dialogue, trans. Suzanne Noffke (New York: Paulist Press, 1980),
Memorial 23 April St. Adalbert of Prague (c. 956–997 AD) The Logic of the Mission Seed
Memorial 23 April St. George, Martyr (c. 280–303 AD) The Faithful Soldier
Memorial of St Anselm of Canterbury, Archbishop– 21 April 2026 St Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) “A great Saint of the Middle Ages, the founder of scholastic theology, to whom Christian tradition has given the title: “Magnificent Doctor”, because he fostered an intense desire to deepen his knowledge of the divine Mysteries but in the full
Latin Original English Translation Victimae paschali laudes To the Paschal Victim immolent Christiani. let Christians offer sacrificial praises. Agnus redemit oves: The Lamb has redeemed the sheep: Christus innocens Patri the innocent Christ to the Father reconciliavit peccatores. has reconciled sinners. Mors et vita duello Death and life in a duel conflixere mirando: have fought
James Tissot (1836–1902) James Tissot (born Jacques Joseph Tissot) was a highly successful French painter and illustrator whose career was marked by dramatic shifts in both style and subject matter. He is celebrated for two distinct bodies of work: his sharp, detailed depictions of fashionable high society in Victorian London and Belle Époque Paris, and
St Alcuin of York (c. 735–804 AD) was the “Master Architect” of the Carolingian Renaissance and the man who effectively saved Western literacy. Childhood and Education Alcuin’s childhood was defined almost entirely by the Cathedral School of York, which he entered as a small child (possibly as an orphan, according to some later medieval accounts).
