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Fathers of the Church
BXVI

Saint Jerome (II)

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today, we continue the presentation of the figure of St Jerome. As we said last Wednesday, he dedicated his life to studying the Bible, so much so that he was recognized by my Predecessor, Pope Benedi...
by Benedict XVI
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Fathers of the Church
St Jerome in his Study-b

The Perpetual virginity of Blessed Mary

I was requested by certain of the brethren not long ago to reply to a pamphlet written by one Helvidius. I have deferred doing so, not because it is a difficult matter to maintain the truth and refute an ignorant boor who has s...
by St. Jerome
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April 2012
St Jerome in his Study-b

Ignorance of Scripture is Ignorance of Christ

I interpret as I should, following the command of Christ: Search the Scriptures, and Seek and you shall find. Christ will not say to me what he said to the Jews: You erred, not knowing the Scriptures and not knowing the power o...
by St. Jerome
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Fathers of the Church
2012-03-st-maximus

On the Epiphany

The Gospel tells us that the Lord went to the Jordan River to be baptized and that he wished to consecrate himself in the river by signs from heaven. Reason demands that this feast of the Lord’s baptism, which I think could b...
by St Maximus of Turin
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Fathers of the Church
2012-02-Transubstantiation

Eucharistic Consecration & Transubstantiation

Can not the Creator change substances? We see that grace can accomplish more than nature, yet so far we have been considering instances of what grace can do through a prophet’s blessing. If the blessing of a human being had p...
by St Ambrose
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