by Deb McCoy | Aug 16, 2019 | Popes
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,...
by Deb McCoy | Aug 16, 2019 | Popes
We are all familiar with the fact that St Peter was married before he was called by Jesus to become an apostle. The Gospel speaks about Peter’s mother-in-law being quite sick and Jesus coming to the house where he cured her. And then she served the men. Whether Peter...
by Deb McCoy | Aug 16, 2019 | Popes
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...
by Deb McCoy | Aug 16, 2019 | Popes
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...
by Deb McCoy | Aug 16, 2019 | Saints
One could say that anyone who has anything interesting to say may be evangelizing for their interests. In the current case, we are going to look at the numerous people who have evangelized for the Roman Catholic Church. Many of these people, by way of their successes,...
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