Did you know where the noun "chaplain" comes from. According to Dale K. Pace, in A Christian's Guide to Effective Jail and Prison Ministries, "chaplain" comes from "cape." The story is told that St. Martin of Tours tore his cape in half and gave it to a beggar. Chaplains care and serve others.
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The Apologists
Apologist comes from the Greek language, meaning defense. That's a different meaning to us, nowadays. But the early Christians had to...
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St Dominic and the Devil by Pietro della Vecchia D Don't you just love legends? I mean stories. St. Dominic stories abound. Of cou...
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Yesterday, I posted about a sculpture on the top of a column in the church of St. Mary Magdalen , in Vezelay, France . Meditating upon the...
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My Lay Dominican Chapter, Our Lady of Mercy, has the best spiritual director. Today he gave us, what my "cloistered brothers" ca...
