Soon to be Saint Bartolo Longo had fallen away from his Catholic upbringing when he attended college - even abandoning the faith and becoming a Satanic Priest. He was converted through the Rosary and became a saint by promoting and propagating the Rosary! He also established the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of the Rosary of Pompeii. He died 5 October 1926.
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Pre sermon note on the Gospel, that the story of the rich man and Lazarus is not a parable but true history.
The book of Amos (from which we have read last week and this) offers a good opportunity to speak of the prophetic books of the Old Testament. Below, see a handout of an outline of the prophetic books.
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In this sermon, we consider St Matthew (on his feast day) as a marvelous example for reflection on the parable of the dishonest steward (the Sunday Gospel passage).
After considering the life, ministry, and martyrdom of St Matthew, we also discuss his Gospel and give reasons why the Catholic tradition has maintained that it was the first Gospel written.
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As the feast of the Triumph of the Cross takes the place of the normal Sunday Mass, we consider the story of St Helena, of Emperor Constantine, and of the finding of the True Cross.
We especially recommend the book Helena by Evelyn Waugh.
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In this final class in our course on the Confessions of St Augustine, we discuss the final books. Books X-XIII are recognized as being more philosophical and perhaps more challenging.
Anthony Esolen's study questions are [here]!
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