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"For there are two, O emperor Augustus, by which the world is principally ruled: the sacred authority of pontiffs and the royal power."
Pope St. Gelasius I reigned as pope from 492 to 496 AD and is best known for articulating the doctrine of "the two swords." This doctrine explains that man is subject to two powers: the temporal and the spiritual. Whereas the temporal power wields natural authority to promote the common good, the spiritual power wields supernatural authority for the care of souls. While recognizing that these two powers complement one another, Gelasius asserts the ultimate primacy of the spiritual authority over the temporal.
Pope Gelasius' contributions helped shape the relationship between church and state in medieval Europe, and to this day the Church's position remains what he first described in this famous letter to the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I.
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Famuli Vestrae Pietatis full text: https://thejosias.com/2020/03/30/famuli-vestrae-pietatis/
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"And just as the all-holy body of God's Son, which was taken from her, rose from the dead on the third day, it followed that she should be snatched from the tomb, that the mother should be united to her Son; and as He had come down to her, so she should be raised up to Him."
John of Damascus, also known as St. John Damascene, was an influential monk and theologian of the 8th century. He is considered the last of the Greek Fathers and is primarily known for his definitive defense of icons against the iconoclast heresy. His influential body of work includes sermons, hymns, and an encyclopedia that summarizes the philosophical and theological developments of the Patristic era. His significant contributions to the Church's understanding of her doctrine and liturgy have earned him the title "Doctor of the Church."
In this sermon—one of three on the Dormition of Mary—St. John reflects upon Mary's participation in the mysteries of salvation, describes the gathering of the apostles and angels to honor her departure from this world, and exhorts all to celebrate the great feast of her Assumption.
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Sermon II: On the Assumption full text: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/johndamascus-komesis.asp
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"Constantine's submission of his power to the Church has been a pattern for all Christian monarchs since, and the commencement of her state establishment to this day; and, on the other hand, the fortunes of the Roman empire are in prophecy apparently connected with her in a very intimate manner, which we are not yet able fully to comprehend. If any event might be said to call for a miracle, it was this."
In this chapter from Newman's Essays on Miracles, written in his Anglican period, Newman evaluates the historical and evidential support for the miraculous event which led to Constantine's conversion to Christianity around A.D. 311-312.
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Appearance of the Cross in the Sky to Constantine full text: https://www.newmanreader.org/works/miracles/essay2/chapter5-4.html
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"So the man whom Satan has smitten ought not to be ashamed to confess his sin, and depart from it, and entreat for himself the medicine of penitence. For gangrene comes to the wound of him who is ashamed to show it, and harm comes to his whole body; and he who is not ashamed has his wound healed, and again returns to go down into the conflict."
St. Aphrahat is known in the tradition as “the Persian Sage.” Born in the late third century in the Persian Empire, he flourished amid persecution and is the earliest prominent witness to Syriac Christianity. He wrote in a dialect of Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus, and maintained close contact with Judaism, demonstrating a profound knowledge of Hebrew Scriptures and Jewish customs. He is best known for his collection of twenty-three writings called the "Demonstrations."
Demonstration VII concerns penitents. Composed in 336-337 A.D., it is the earliest work to treat of the early Church's approach to the sacrament of penance and pastoral care with such precision.
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Demonstration VII, On Penitents full text: https://www.tertullian.org/fathers/aphrahat_dem7.htm
Learn more about St. Aphrahat on Way of the Fathers: https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/27-aphrahat-parsee-sage-primary-in-time/
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"Your very perplexity in reconciling the surface of things with our Lord's announcements, the very temptation you lie under to explain away the plain words of Scripture, shows you that your standard of good and evil, and the standard of all around you, must be very different from God's standard."
In this sermon from his Anglican period, Newman reflects upon the challenging truth proclaimed uniformly throughout Scripture: the chosen are few, though many are called.
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Many Called, Few Chosen full text: https://newmanreader.org/works/parochial/volume5/sermon18.html
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“Keep his commandments, and you will have a cure for sin.”
The Shepherd of Hermas is an apocryphal text written in Rome in the 2nd century. It belongs to the category of "apocalyptic" literature, as it relates a series of revelations given to its titular character, Hermas, who may or may not also have been the work's author.
The Shepherd of Hermas was widely read and respected in the early Church, with some Church Fathers (such as Irenaeus and Origen) even considering it part of canonical scripture.
The text is divided into three main sections: Visions, Mandates, and Parables. Taken together, they serve as an exhortation to repentance.
Part 4: Conclusion
00:00 Intro
00:39 Ninth Parable - Chapter 1 03:35 Chapter 2 05:27 Chapter 3 06:40 Chapter 4 09:12 Chapter 5 11:18 Chapter 6 13:12 Chapter 7 15:15 Chapter 8 17:39 Chapter 9 20:07 Chapter 10 21:59 Chapter 11 24:58 Chapter 12 27:45 Chapter 13 30:38 Chapter 14 32:54 Chapter 15 35:21 Chapter 16 37:36 Chapter 17 39:31 Chapter 18 41:44 Chapter 19 43:28 Chapter 20 44:46 Chapter 21 45:56 Chapter 22 47:10 Chapter 23 48:37 Chapter 24 50:00 Chapter 25 50:36 Chapter 26 53:06 Chapter 27 53:50 Chapter 28 56:08 Chapter 29 57:30 Chapter 30 59:11 Chapter 31 01:01:05 Chapter 32 01:02:48 Chapter 33 01:04:14 Tenth Parable - Chapter 1 01:05:45 Chapter 2 01:07:21 Chapter 3 01:09:14 Chapter 4This work was released in its entirety in episodic format.
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"It cannot be said, then, because we have not to bear the burden and the heat of the day, that therefore we have returned to paradise. It is not that our work is lighter, but our strength is greater."
This sermon from Newman's Anglican period was originally preached on Septuagesima Sunday. In it, Newman addresses the misconception that grace exempts Christians from work, and he exhorts Christians to embrace their calling to work diligently for the glory of God.
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The Work of the Christian full text: https://newmanreader.org/works/subjects/sermon1.html
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“These mandates are advantageous for those who intend to repent. For, if they do not walk in them, their repentance is worthless. You who repent must cast off the wickedness of this world which wears you down; if you put on every excellence of justice, you can observe these mandates and keep from committing any additional sins.”
The Shepherd of Hermas is an apocryphal text written in Rome in the 2nd century. It belongs to the category of "apocalyptic" literature, as it relates a series of revelations given to its titular character, Hermas, who may or may not also have been the work's author.
The Shepherd of Hermas was widely read and respected in the early Church, with some Church Fathers (such as Irenaeus and Origen) even considering it part of canonical scripture.
The text is divided into three main sections: Visions, Mandates, and Parables. Taken together, they serve as an exhortation to repentance.
Part 3: Parables
00:00 Intro
00:39 First Parable
04:18 Second Parable
08:45 Third Parable
09:48 Fourth Parable
12:08 Fifth Parable
27:08 Sixth Parable
38:25 Seventh Parable
42:05 Eighth Parable
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“Put the Lord in your hearts, then, you who are empty and fickle in the faith. You will then know that nothing is easier, sweeter, or more gentle than these mandates. Be converted, you who walk in the commandments of the Devil, commandments that are hard, bitter, cruel, and foul. And do not fear the Devil either, because he has no power against you. I, the Angel of Repentance, who have overcome the Devil, am on your side.”
The Shepherd of Hermas is an apocryphal text written in Rome in the 2nd century. It belongs to the category of "apocalyptic" literature, as it relates a series of revelations given to its titular character, Hermas, who may or may not also have been the work's author.
The Shepherd of Hermas was widely read and respected in the early Church, with some Church Fathers (such as Irenaeus and Origen) even considering it part of canonical scripture.
The text is divided into three main sections: Visions, Mandates, and Parables. Taken together, they serve as an exhortation to repentance.
Part 2: Mandates
00:00 Intro
00:39 First Mandate
01:27 Second Mandate
03:38 Third Mandate
06:01 Fourth Mandate
14:26 Fifth Mandate
20:12 Sixth Mandate
24:51 Seventh Mandate
26:50 Eighth Mandate
31:39 Ninth Mandate
34:56 Tenth Mandate
40:06 Eleventh Mandate
47:13 Twelfth Mandate
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“So I wrote the commands and parables as he bade me. If you hear them and keep them, and walk in them, and fulfill them in a pure heart, you will receive from the Lord what He promised you. But if you hear them and do not repent, or even add to your sins, you will receive the contrary from the Lord.”
The Shepherd of Hermas is an apocryphal text written in Rome in the 2nd century. It belongs to the category of "apocalyptic" literature, as it relates a series of revelations given to its titular character, Hermas, who may or may not also have been the work's author.
The Shepherd of Hermas was widely read and respected in the early Church, with some Church Fathers (such as Irenaeus and Origen) even considering it part of canonical scripture.
The text is divided into three main sections: Visions, Mandates, and Parables. Taken together, they serve as an exhortation to repentance.
Part 1: Visions
00:00 Intro
00:42 First Vision
09:23 Second Vision
15:57 Third Vision
43:30 Fourth Vision
50:44 Fifth Vision
This work was released in its entirety in episodic format.
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“Consider the love with which our dear Lord Jesus Christ bore so much in this world, especially in the Garden of Olives and on Mount Calvary; that love bore you in mind, and through all those pains and toils he obtained your good resolutions for you, as also all that is necessary to maintain, foster, strengthen and consummate those resolutions.
"How precious must the resolutions be that are the fruits of our Lord’s Passion! And how dear to my heart, since they were dear to that of Jesus! Savior of my soul, You died to win them for me; grant me grace sooner to die than forget them.
"Be sure, my child, that the heart of our most dear Lord beheld you from the tree of the Cross and loved you, and by that love he won for you all good things that you were ever to have, and amongst them your good resolutions.”
Part 5
(00:46) Chapter 1—It Is Well Yearly to Renew Good Resolutions by Means of the Following Exercises
(03:29) Chapter 2—Meditation on the Benefit Conferred on Us by God in Calling Us to His Service
(08:26) Chapter 3—Examination of the Soul as to Its Progress in the Devout Life
(11:44) Chapter 4—Examination of the Soul's Condition as Regards God
(16:23) Chapter 5—Examination of Your Condition as Regards Yourself
(18:47) Chapter 6—Examination of the Soul's Condition as Regards Our Neighbor
(20:15) Chapter 7—Examination as to the Affectations of the Soul
(22:42) Chapter 8—The Affections to Be Excited After Such Examination
(24:07) Chapter 9—Reflections Suitable to the Renewal of Good Resolutions
(24:54) Chapter 10—First Consideration, On the Worth of Souls
(27:45) Chapter 11—Second Consideration, On the Excellence of Virtue
(29:33) Chapter 12—The Example of the Saints
(31:19) Chapter 13—The Love That Jesus Christ Bears to Us
(34:36) Chapter 14—The Eternal Love of God for Us
(36:08) Chapter 15—General Affections That Should Result from These Considerations and Conclusion of the Exercise
(38:48) Chapter 16—The Impressions That Should Remain After This Exercise
(40:24) Chapter 17—An Answer to Two Objections That May Be Made to This Book
(43:16) Chapter 18—Three Important and Final Counsels
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Introduction to the Devout Life full text: https://watch.formed.org/introduction-to-the-devout-life-by-st-francis-de-sales
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"... it is incumbent upon us, for the present, to trace, as it were, the silhouette of virtue in the pagan authors. For those who carefully gather the useful from each book are wont, like mighty rivers, to gain accessions on every hand."
Drawing from his deep understanding of both classical Greek literature and Sacred Scripture, St. Basil the Great—a towering figure of the early Church—advocates for the proper integration of the literary treasures of ancient Greece within the broader formation of young Christian men. Basil challenges those whom he addresses to discern the morally enriching elements of Greek literature while guarding against its pitfalls, particularly its indulgence in more decadent and morally ambiguous themes.
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Address to Young Men on the Right Use of Greek Literature full text: https://www.tertullian.org/fathers/basil_litterature01.htm
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"If anyone strives to be delivered from his troubles out of love of God, he will strive patiently, gently, humbly and calmly, looking for deliverance rather to God's goodness and providence than to his own industry or efforts; but if self-love is the prevailing object, he will grow hot and eager in seeking relief, as though all depended more upon himself than upon God."
Part 4
(00:45) Chapter 1—We Must Not Trifle with the Words of Worldly Wisdom
(06:16) Chapter 2—The Need of Good Courage
(08:56) Chapter 3—Temptations and the Difference Between Experiencing Them and Consenting to Them
(14:06) Chapter 4—Two Striking Illustrations of the Same
(17:43) Chapter 5—Encouragement for the Tempted Soul
(20:13) Chapter 6—When Temptation and Pleasure are Sin
(24:10) Chapter 7—Remedies for Great Occasions
(27:02) Chapter 8—How to Resist Minor Temptations
(29:13) Chapter 9—How to Remedy Minor Temptations
(31:49) Chapter 10—How to Strengthen the Heart Against Temptation
(34:31) Chapter 11—Anxiety of Mind
(40:18) Chapter 12—Sadness and Sorrow
(45:31) Chapter 13—Spiritual and Sensible Consolations and How to Receive Them
(01:00:14) Chapter 14—Dryness and Spiritual Barrenness
(01:10:40) Chapter 15—An Illustration
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"If the Catholic Faith is true, a University cannot exist externally to the Catholic pale, for it cannot teach Universal Knowledge if it does not teach Catholic theology. This is certain; but still, though it had ever so many theological Chairs, that would not suffice to make it a Catholic University... a direct and active jurisdiction of the Church over it and in it is necessary, lest it should become the rival of the Church with the community at large in those theological matters which to the Church are exclusively committed."
In 1854, Newman was invited to Dublin by the Catholic Bishops of Ireland to serve as rector for the newly established Catholic University of Ireland, now University College, Dublin. Though he retired after only four years, during this time he composed and delivered the lectures that would become The Idea of a University.
In this final discourse, Newman concludes with a reflection upon the central and direct role which the Church must play in the life of a University and upon its pursuits: "She fears no knowledge, but she purifies all; she represses no element of our nature, but cultivates the whole... her principle is one and the same throughout: not to prohibit truth of any kind, but to see that no doctrines pass under the name of Truth but those which claim it rightfully."
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Cluny Media edition: https://clunymedia.com/collections/john-henry-newman/products/the-idea-of-a-university
The Idea of a University full text: https://www.newmanreader.org/works/idea/
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"No indeed, I would not even have people wish for more wit or better judgment, for such desires are frivolous, and take the place of the wish everyone ought to possess of improving what he has. We ought not to desire ways of serving God that He does not open to us, but rather desire to use what we have rightly."
Part 3
(00:38) Chapter 36—A Well-Balanced, Reasonable Mind
(04:48) Chapter 37—Wishes
(09:30) Chapter 38—Counsels to Married People
(23:02) Chapter 39—The Sanctity of the Marriage Bed
(24:30) Chapter 40—Counsels to Widows
(33:46) Chapter 41—One Word to Maidens
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