Daily Archives: 7 December 2011

St. Ambrose: silent reader, admired by St. Augustine

Posted on 7 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today’s first entry in the Martyrologium Romanum says:
1. Memoria sancti Ambrosii, episcopi Mediolanensis et Ecclesiae doctoris, qui pridie Nonas aprilis in Domino obdormivit, sed hac die potissimum colitur, qua celebrem sedem adhuc catechumenus gubernandam suscepit, cum civitatis … Continue reading →

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KC, MO: The Star continues its relentless biased attacks on the Church

Posted on 7 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Over at SERVIAM you can learn a great deal about what is going on in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and the relentless attacks on Bp. Finn in particular and the Catholic Church in general.

Technorati Tags: D. Kansas City-St. … Continue reading →

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7 Dec: St Ambrose of Milan –

Posted on 7 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today is the feast of St. Ambrose, who seemed to bring out both the worst and the best in people.
I am happy to have the company of Ambrose in a special way.  I have a first class relic of the … Continue reading →

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St. Ambrose: copycat, rookie, disliked by St. Jerome

Posted on 7 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

St. Ambrose was a titanic figure in the Church in Italy in the 4th century.  Here is a post I wrote some time ago about him and another great figure of the patristic era, St. Jerome.
In the ancient world, invective … Continue reading →

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