St Irenaeus and St Augustine on ‘seeing’ God Here are two short excerpts taken from the Office of Readings. The first, from St Ireneaus, is from Advent and the second, from St Augustine, is from the Octave of Christmas. Both,…
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Over the summer, I read the Hymns on Paradise written by St Ephrem the Syrian. Ephrem is a 4th century saint who lived in modern day Turkey and wrote in Syriac. Although much of what he wrote is liturgical –…
This can be something of interest to us and the basis of a powerful lesson for our children.
Recently I wrote an article about the idea that the number five was symbolic of Our Lady, here. In it I raised…
