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The Missionary Spirit of Gregory the Great as Evidenced by His Interest in the Angles
(Creighton University, 1952)
The purpose of this study is to examine the missionary spirit of Gregory the Great in the light of his objectives, his interest, his plans, and the execution of his designs for the conversion of the Angles. This will be ...
De Opere Monachorum and the Influence of Saint Augustine on Monasticism
(Creighton University, 1943)
It is the purpose of this thesis to demonstrate not only the importance and high esteem which St. Augustine held in monastic life, but also his influence on this form of life through his treatise De Opere Monachorum and ...
Innocent III, Suzerain: John Lackland, Vassal
(Creighton University, 1930)
Innocent III in a spirit of humility quoted these words as the text of his sermon given at his consecration. The words of this simple discourse epitomize well the life of the man who uttered them, a man at whose deeds a ...
Fostering Religious Vocations
(Creighton University, 1949)
Well, I say to you, lift up your eyes and behold that the fields are already white for the harvest. |In the natural sphere, the period following a storm is marked with serenity and beauty. At no other portion of time does ...
Can the Conduct of Savonarola be Justified!
(Creighton University, 1923-06-22)
In order to arrive at a reasonable and fair solution of the question propounded in our theme we shall first take a brief survey of the state of Italy shortly before and at the time when Savonarola began his life as a member ...
The Influence of Saint Augustine Upon Pope Saint Gregory the Great in his Regula Pastoralis
(Creighton University, 1945)
Letters and discourses of great men throw valuable side-lights, not only on their own personal character and history, but also on the religious, political, and economic aspects of the times in which they lived. |Pope St. ...
Catholicity in Wichita as Manifested Through the Growth and Development of Her Institutions
(Creighton University, 1935)
The greatest successes in life are not of the material or intellectual world as such, hut of the Kingdom of God. In these pages, I wish to call attention to the progress made by the Catholic Church from its introduction ...
Saint Ambrose and the Temporal Powers as Shown in His Letters
(Creighton University, 1947)
From the beginnings of Christianity there have been disputes between temporal and spiritual powers. This thesis attempts to give a brief outline in Chapter Two of the position of the Church from her origin until the fourth ...
Plato's Influence Upon Justin Martyr as Shown in the Dialog with Trypho
(Creighton University, 1935)
Statement of the Thesis|1. Conversion of Justin marked a new era in gospel history because the intellectual enemies of the faith were met.|2. Justin's knowledge of Plato helped him to encounter the philosophers of the ...
Life of Saint Gregory the Great Written in Four Books by John the Deacon: A Translation and Commentary of Books I and II
(Creighton University, 1950)
Catholic scholars in the field of patristics have long felt the need for new translations of early Christian writers which not only convey faithfully and intelligibly the original message but also present a correct theological ...