“…when our Lord says in the gospel story that He brings fire, so that allegiance to Him will divide families, we see the immense price that is paid by those who attach themselves to Him…”
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Reading through the letter of the Apostle S. Jude
Here’s an old prayer-card image of the Apostle Saint Jude, aka. Thaddaeus, better known to us today as the patron Saint of hopeless causes. One of Jude’s letters – a rather short one – sits in our collection in the New Testament. This letter has a common theme that it shares with other early letters, thatContinue reading “Reading through the letter of the Apostle S. Jude”
Reading through the letter of S. James
The first bishop of Jerusalem, Saint James the Just, was greatly honoured during his lifetime, by Christian and Jew alike. The tradition of the Church speaks through S. Jerome who quotes an older description of him thus: “After the apostles, James the brother of the Lord surnamed the Just was made head of the ChurchContinue reading “Reading through the letter of S. James”
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