Tag Archives: Church history

Wherein Fr. Z reads, rants and prays

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

From Father Z’s blog: There is an article today at National Review which has a reaction to Pope Francis’ strange words about the Eucharist.  HERE.   Francis said that, since “there is already unity” among Christians, then we shouldn’t have to … Continue reading →

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St Teresa of Avila

Posted on October 15, 2013 by The Raven

St Teresa by Bernini A Guest Post, kindly written by William Ockham. Today is the Feast of St. Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus. Teresa was a Carmelite nun, writer of the Counter Reformation, and theologian of … Continue reading →

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The Martyrs of the Venerabile

Posted on May 4, 2011 by mmvc61

On a recent visit to the English College in Rome, one of the seminary’s students showed us around the place, sprinkling our tour with anecdotes and historic accounts. Most memorable and moving was the visit to the beautiful and recently … Continue reading →

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