was sixtus a pope?

Although Sixtus is claimed to be a pope by the writings of St. Ireneus  and Eusebius, there is not good historical accuracy for that claim. Although it is known  that there were bishops in Asia Minor, such as James, in Jerusalem, and Polycarp, in Smyrna, there does...

pope alexander i

Alexander is reckoned the fifth pope after St. Peter. As with many persons from the early period of the Church, little is known about Alexander. The most likely scenario is that he was a Roman, some say named after his father. Legend has it that he was born at Caput...

Pope st. evaristus

Like the man/God he followed, Evaristus was a Jew, born in Bethlehem. His father, Juda, was of Greek origin, but lived in Bethlehem, only a few miles from the temple in Jerusalem, the goal of all good Jews. Evidently, Juda moved his family from the town, probably just...

cletus, the third pope?

There are many transcription and memory mistakes made when a group of people are writing to one another in the middle of a war. The “war” was the intermittent persecution of Christians from Nero to Domitian to Marcus Aurelius and onward until the early 300s. The...

august 3, memorial of st. peter julian eymard

Named Apostle of the Eucharist by Pope John Paul II, Peter Julian Eymard was born to poverty in France in1811. His mother was a devout woman and took him to adoration often enough that he would go to church on his own by the time he was four. When his mother died, he...