Posts Tagged ‘Church History’

Saint Jerome

Monday, September 28th, 2009


In this week’s program hosts Dr. John O’Keefe and Dr. Wendy M. Wright discuss St. Jerome.  Jerome, whose feast day is September 30, was a 4th century Christian scholar and monk.

A doctor of the Church, he is most famous for the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible that still forms the basis of the official Latin Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.

Photo: “Saint Jerome” by “Paul Lowry” from Flickr (Used under Creative Commons license)

 
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Saint Dominic

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Dominican Sister Kathleen Flood discusses the life and legacy of Saint Dominic.  She also reflects on the contemporary relevance of Dominican spirituality.

During the interview, several websites are mentioned that listeners might wish to visit:

Stillpoint, a spirituality center in Nashville, TN.

The Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters.

 
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Saint Benedict

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Rev. William Harmless comes back to the show to discuss the life and legacy of Saint Benedict.

The program mentions the following items that may be of interest to listeners:

* The Benedictine Order
* The Cistercians
* Liturgical Press
* Saint John’s Abbey
* The Saint John’s Bible

 
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St. Cyril of Alexandria

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Hosts John O’Keefe and Wendy M. Wright discuss the life and legacy of St. Cyril of Alexandria.

Cyril (c. 378-444), whose feast is June 27th, was one of the most important theologians in the ancient church. He is largely responsible for the language defining the doctrine that Christ is both fully human and fully divine.

 
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The Venerable Bede

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Program co-host, Wendy M. Wright interviews Arthur Holder, Ph.D., on the topic of the Venerable Bede.

Bede was an 8th century monk and Doctor of the Church. He is an important figure in the development of church history, and a major source for our knowledge of Christianity in England during the medieval period.

 
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