by Deb McCoy | 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...
by Deb McCoy | Aug 16, 2019 | Saints
One can say that evangelizers teach. They teach, in the context we are using, God, religion, the Holy Scriptures. It can also be said that teachers evangelize. They teach thinking processes, the bigger picture, how to coordinate one set of facts with another. Today’s...
by Deb McCoy | Aug 16, 2019 | Popes
St. Peter was born in Bethsaida, on the northern tip of the Sea of Galilee, an area now in Syria. At the time, it was run by Herod Philip, son of Herod the Great. On the far side of the Jordan River was Galilee, run by Herod Antipas. Peter was born Simon, his father...
by Deb McCoy | Aug 16, 2019 | Popes
Of the two hundred and sixty-six popes in the Catholic history, three have been mentioned in the Bible: Peter, Linus and Clement. Peter, we all know, was there at the beginning. He was one of the inner three, along with James and John. He appears in all four Gospels...
by Deb McCoy | Aug 16, 2019 | Popes
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...
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