POPE ST. SOTER

by | Jan 15, 2020 | Popes, Saints

In our ongoing study of the popes, we come to Soter. The twelfth bishop of Rome, was born in Fondi, Lazio, located between Rome and Naples, according to tradition. He probably was born after the death of the last apostle, John, and probably after many of the people...

LOCATING GOD ON VACATION

by | Jan 15, 2020 | Opinions

It was 7:30 am. We were on the coast of Prince Edward Island with a trailer and a one hundred pound dog. And he wanted to go for a walk. I grabbed my rosary and shoved it in my pocket then grabbed his lead and took him out. It was a beautiful sunny morning. Until I...
POPE ST. PIUS I

POPE ST. PIUS I

by | Jan 14, 2020 | Popes

The reign of Pope Pius I (140-154) showed that by the mid-second century, Rome was the center of Christian faith and culture. The concept of a group of presbyters running the Church was gone and the pope was the go-to guy, so to speak, for all things Christian. Pius I...

POPE ST. HYGINUS

by | Jan 14, 2020 | Popes

Our eighth pope was Hyginus. As is typical of the Roman Church in the mid second century, Hyginus was more likely one of a number of presbyters as opposed to a stand-alone governor. The dates are unsure, but he was in charge from the time of Telesphorus’ martyrdom in...

POPE ST. TELESPHORUS

by | Jan 14, 2020 | Popes

St. Telesphorus was a man of Greek origin, born, according to legend, in Terranova de Sibari, in Calabria around 67 AD. Calabria is the “toe” of the “boot” of Italy. His name, translated from the Greek, means “accomplishing the goal”. He is said to have served as...