If you live in America, chances are you've been spoon fed Pilgrim lore since you were but a wee lad. You've likely heard the tales of adventurous English men and women braving the seas, fist bumping Indians, and wearing terrible clothing. But what's the real story? What would possess these people to brave a journey that would take them weeks, and possibly even cost them their lives? What was so bad that they needed to leave? And what did they believe was waiting for them? We...
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If you live in America, chances are you've been spoon fed Pilgrim lore since you were but a wee lad. You've likely heard the tales of adventurous English men and women braving the seas, fist bumping Indians, and wearing terrible clothing. But what's the real story? What would possess these people to brave a journey that would take them weeks, and possibly even cost them their lives? What was so bad that they needed to leave? And what did they believe was waiting for them? We...
93. Gregory of Nyssa: The Man, The Mystic, The Legend
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93. Gregory of Nyssa: The Man, The Mystic, The Legend
Few things are worse than living in the shadow of a really successful older sibling. We imagine the siblings (or cousins, right Catholics?) of Jesus probably felt that way. Imagine being young Gregory of Nyssa, the brother of four siblings who would go on to receive sainthood. And two of them are your oldest brother and sister. What a nightmare. For Gregory, living a life of spiritual adventure like his relatives was far from his mind. But of course, the Lord had other plans. Join...
Church History for Chumps
If you live in America, chances are you've been spoon fed Pilgrim lore since you were but a wee lad. You've likely heard the tales of adventurous English men and women braving the seas, fist bumping Indians, and wearing terrible clothing. But what's the real story? What would possess these people to brave a journey that would take them weeks, and possibly even cost them their lives? What was so bad that they needed to leave? And what did they believe was waiting for them? We...
