The Justinian Code and the Emergence of Clerical Marriage in Byzantium

Clerical celibacy in the Latin rite is always a thorny subject t...
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The Quinisext Council in Trullo and Priestly Celibacy

The discipline of clerical celibacy is a common point of dispute...
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No Communion in Martyrdom: St. Peter & Meletius

Today it is taken for granted that the Church must find allies w...
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St. Augustine's Rules for Good Homilies

The great St. Augustine of Hippo is usually remembered as a theo...
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St. Cyprian on Disciplined Prayer

In honor of the Feast of Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian,  (Septembe...
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Criteria for Applying the Vincentian Canon

In the mid 17th century English Protestant divine William Chilli...
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Council of Ancyra and Celibacy

From the very earliest days of Christianity it was assumed that ...
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Papal Primacy in the First Councils

It is standard fare in the apologetical work of Protestants and ...
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The Truth About Priestly Celibacy in the Early Church

The discipline of priestly celibacy is a Catholic practice that ...
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The Obedience of Athanasius

This essay is written in response to the many times St. Athanasi...
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Why Did Pagan Romans Convert?

Secular accounts of the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empi...
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Canonization in the Early Church

The modern method of canonization used by the Magisterium has pr...
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The Apology of Aristides the Philosopher

Aristides was a Christian apologist who lived during the early t...
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What is a Fenestella?

It is well attested that the liturgical reformers of the Second ...
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Christianity and Mithraism

It is common fare among secularists and opponents of Christianit...
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Catholic Elements in the Shepherd of Hermas

The Shepherd of Hermas, also called the P...
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