Daily Archives: 26 November 2025

Dilexi Te 39: The Fathers of the Church and the Poor

Let’s turn to the post-apostolic Church, the late first, early second century. The Twelve have died. Two significant bishops of the East have faded from mainstream memory in today’s Christendom, but the more famous saints we know today stood on … Continue reading

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In Unitate Fidei 2: Announcing the Faith

Pope Leo references that excellent introduction in Mark’s Gospel. The evangelist is getting right to business. I don’t think that approach is necessarily better than the others, but it does show what Mark and his community valued a bit more … Continue reading

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