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Tag Archives: Church Doctors
Doctorly Saints: Augustine & Jerome
[Update: In my struggle with this thing called WordPress, my picture of Saint Jerome seems to be hiding. If you click on where the empty space for it is, you’ll get to see it, though. Don’t hold your breath while … Continue reading
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(Briefly) Defining Sainthood
What’s a saint? Depending on the (Christian) denomination, the term saint can mean any number of things. In the Bible, St. Paul calls believers in Christ (aka “the faithful”) saints. This idea of sainthood continued through the first centuries of Christianity. … Continue reading