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St. Peter Chrysologus: Prayer knocks, fasting obtains, mercy receives
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
He was born in the year 406 and born again to eternal life in the year-450. This Bishop of Ravenna, Italy was one of the great preachers of his age. In fact, his wonderful homilies and exhoratations earned him the nickname “golden words” which is what “Chrysologus” means. This is but an excerpt from one…
From the Mirror of Love by Saint Aelred, Abbot: Christ, the model of brotherly love
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
The Abbot Aelred is described by Jocelin of Furness, a contemporary, in the his Life of St Waldef: “He was a man of fine old English stock. He left school early and was brought up from boyhood in the court of King David with Henry, the king’s son, and Waldef. In the course of time…
All my hope lies in your great mercy: Saint Augustine, bishop
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
Where did I find you, that I came to know you? You were not within my memory before I learned of you. Where, then, did I find you before I came to know you, if not within yourself, far above me? We come to you and go from you, but no place is involved in…
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