Category: Magisterium of Leo XIII

After the election of Pope Leo XIV, Thomas Mirus decided to explore the key teachings of the new pope's namesake, Leo XIII.

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by Thomas V. Mirus | Jul 8 | Magisterium of Leo XIII

Leo XIII on the restoration of Christian philosophy

This is the first in a series of articles surveying the great encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII. In his third encylical, Aeterni Patris, Leo launched the Thomistic revival with a call for the restoration of Christian philosophy, which was then in a state of disrepair.

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Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop & Doctor; Bl. Solanus Casey, Priest (USA)

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Today the Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chrysologus (406-450) ("the man of golden speech"). St. Peter earned the title of Doctor of the Church for his eloquent sermons, of which some two hundred remain. He was consecrated as Archbishop of Ravenna in 433. He rooted out all remaining…

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