Comments on: Basil-ica http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/07/05/basil-ica/ Mike Aquilina's Blog Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:18:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Maryella http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/07/05/basil-ica/comment-page-1/#comment-164865 Maryella Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:18:48 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/07/05/basil-ica/#comment-164865 How fortunate we are to have a Holy Father who shares the history of the early church with us! I have learned so much from Pope Benedict. He like John Paul has taught us why we are Catholics. Mike, thanks again, for sharing so much with us pilgrims in Rome with you and the Holy Father last May. What I love the most about the early fathers is that they are friends who live today. I went on that pilgrimage after having my foot in a cast for two months last winter. The one day I was limping on that trip was when we had Mass at St. Clement's. St. Clement and St. Ignatius of Antioch are my friends and no doubt prayed for me at Mass. The foot never hurt during the next 7 days of the pilgrimage no matter how much walking we did. Thanks again for all of your insight, and I surely look forward to another pilgrimage with the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. Maryella How fortunate we are to have a Holy Father who shares the history of the early church with us! I have learned so much from Pope Benedict. He like John Paul has taught us why we are Catholics.

Mike, thanks again, for sharing so much with us pilgrims in Rome with you and the Holy Father last May. What I love the most about the early fathers is that they are friends who live today. I went on that pilgrimage after having my foot in a cast for two months last winter. The one day I was limping on that trip was when we had Mass at St. Clement’s. St. Clement and St. Ignatius of Antioch are my friends and no doubt prayed for me at Mass. The foot never hurt during the next 7 days of the pilgrimage no matter how much walking we did.

Thanks again for all of your insight, and I surely look forward to another pilgrimage with the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.

Maryella

]]> By: Kathy http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/07/05/basil-ica/comment-page-1/#comment-161827 Kathy Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:35:12 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/07/05/basil-ica/#comment-161827 Thanks for posting this! At first I thought that the Holy Father was downplaying St. Basil's role as a theologian. But then I realized that he is locating the teaching role of "opposing heretics" within the bishop's ministry as a whole. Yes, that is the truth of a bishop's role. Very effective! Thanks for posting this!

At first I thought that the Holy Father was downplaying St. Basil’s role as a theologian.

But then I realized that he is locating the teaching role of “opposing heretics” within the bishop’s ministry as a whole. Yes, that is the truth of a bishop’s role.

Very effective!

]]> By: Pseudo-Polymath » Blog Archive » Morning Highlights http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/07/05/basil-ica/comment-page-1/#comment-161704 Pseudo-Polymath » Blog Archive » Morning Highlights Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:41:20 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/07/05/basil-ica/#comment-161704 [...] Benedict on Basil (the Pope and Saint respectively) at The Way of our Fathers. [...] [...] Benedict on Basil (the Pope and Saint respectively) at The Way of our Fathers. [...]

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