"Strengthen What Remains"
“The Heavenly Power provides a unique and manifold gift when it gives us not only intercessors for our sins but also teachers of eternal life.” Image: St Gregory and King Chilperic, Grandes Chronique de France de Charles V, (Wiki Commons, source) Introduction While doing research for The WM Review’s ongoing series on St Gregory the …
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“Poverty in this world always opens up the kingdom of heaven” Image: The Basilica at Clermont-Ferrand (Source: Wiki Commons CC) Introduction Sixth century Gaul was a brutal place. Over the course of the fifth century, Roman imperial authority had collapsed, and new kingdoms had been carved out by migrating Germanic peoples. The Romano-Gallic population was …
“God’s help was sought continuously not only by the martyrs, but also by those known to have led holy lives.” Image: St Friard, Thomas de Leu, (source) Introduction The early centuries of the Church were the age of the martyrs. The first saints held up for veneration by the Church were those who had died …