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- on Cong./Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith: “Mater Populi fidelis” – Nota dottrinale su alcuni titoli mariani riferiti alla cooperazione di Maria all’opera della salvezza: “I am no theologian, but as a believing Catholic my entire life, the title co-redemptrix has meant to me that…”
- on ROME 25/10 – Day 39: Look homeward: “@hwriggles4 one in particular comes to mind. NYC in the week after Christmas 2009. given what’s going on there these…”
- on ROME 25/10 – Day 39: Look homeward: “Fr. Z: Sounds like you had an excellent sojourn and you really don’t want to leave. I have had a…”
- on Cong./Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith: “Mater Populi fidelis” – Nota dottrinale su alcuni titoli mariani riferiti alla cooperazione di Maria all’opera della salvezza: “I need to read the full document and consider in greater detail, but the very first thing that crossed my…”
- on Cong./Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith: “Mater Populi fidelis” – Nota dottrinale su alcuni titoli mariani riferiti alla cooperazione di Maria all’opera della salvezza: “Gavin Ashendon’s commentary on this is very helpful. “So if you have no Latin and you read the word Co-Redemptrix…”
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- on ROME 25/10 – Day 39: Look homeward: “A short puzzle but a long answer: [For sure!] 1. Q-e8 If . . . . . . R×e8 2.…”
- on ROME 25/10 – Day 37: fast food: “Yep…being creative and making the most out of leftovers. My mother was really good at this and it stretched a…”
- on Cong./Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith: “Mater Populi fidelis” – Nota dottrinale su alcuni titoli mariani riferiti alla cooperazione di Maria all’opera della salvezza: “They uncrowned Christ the King 60 years ago, and today in the logical progression of “the process” as Pope Leo…”
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“I love Rome even for this, although indeed one has other grounds for praising it, both for its greatness, and its antiquity, and its beauty, and its populousness, and for its power, and its wealth, and for its successes in war. But I let all this pass, and esteem it blessed on this account, that both in his lifetime he wrote to them, and loved them so, and talked with them whiles he was with us, and brought his life to a close there. Wherefore the city is more notable upon this ground, than upon all others together. And as a body great and strong, it has as two glistening eyes the bodies of these Saints. Not so bright is the heaven, when the sun sends forth his rays, as is the city of Rome, sending out these two lights into all parts of the world. From thence will Paul be caught up, from thence Peter. Just bethink you, and shudder at the thought of what a sight Rome will see, when Paul arises suddenly from that deposit, together with Peter, and is lifted up to meet the Lord. What a rose will Rome send up to Christ! What two crowns will the city have about it! What golden chains will she be girded with! What fountains possess! Therefore I admire the city, not for the much gold, not for the columns, not for the other display there, but for these pillars of the Church”
St John Chrysostom – Homily 32 on Romans.
another translation of a particularly striking and stunning part:
“The heaven is not so bright when the sun shoots forth his rays as the city of the Romans, shedding forth the light of these two lamps throughout the world”…no wonder they call him Chrysostom.