Turning to the FathersOn Saturday, Nov. 21, Pope Benedict met with 250 artists in the Sistine Chapel to discuss how Beauty and genuine Art may uplift the soul, and how this is particularly important today. The official transcript may be found here.
Dear Cardinals,
Brother Bishops and Priests,
Distinguished Artists,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
With great joy I welcome you to this solemn place, [...]
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Philo – Tree of Life (1)
Philo of Alexandria (Philo Judaeus; c. 20 BC – c. 50 AD)
Questions and Answers on Genesis 1.10
Question: What is meant by the tree of life, and why it was placed in the middle of the Paradise? (Genesis 2:9).
Some people have believed that, if there were really plants of a corporeal [...]
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The treatise of St Hippolytus On the Refutation of All Heresies
The saying Know yourself means therefore that we should recognise and acknowledge in ourselves the God who made us in his own image..
via Universalis: Office of Readings.
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Turning to the Fathers
