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Saint Cyril of Jerusalem – “Doctor of Catechesis”

By Tom Perna on March 18, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

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Saint Cyril was born in or near Jerusalem in the year 315 A.D. His Christian parents, who provided him with an excellent education that focused on the Scriptures, raised him well. Seeing […]

Saint Basil the Great – Father of Eastern Monasticism

By Tom Perna on January 2, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Today we commemorate one of the Greats of the Church and the Father of Eastern Monasticism – Saint Basil. He is described as “a luminary of the Church” in the Byzantine liturgy […]