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A Literary and Critical Study of the Natalicia Composed by Saint Paulinus of Lola
(Creighton University, 1944)
In this treatise we shall endeavor to set forth the contribution made by Saint Paulinus of Nola to early Christian poetry. The principal sources at our disposal for a literary study of this author’s works are as follows: ...
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 ...
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. ...
Saint Jerome and Monasticism
(Creighton University, 1945)
Closely allied are the age of Jerome and the twentieth century. There is a marked conformity in the political, social, and economic structures of the two periods, similarly there is a parallelism existing between the ...
The Martyrs of North Africa During the Persecution of Valerian: Text, Translation, and Commentary on the Acts of St. Cyprian, SS. Montanus and Lucius, and SS. Marian and James
(Creighton University, 1964)
The composition of this thesis was guided by a threefold purpose: Firstly, to translate and edit the three texts, secondly, to establish their authenticity as far as this can be done, and thirdly, to study any possible ...
Text, Translation, and Commentary on the Acts of SS. Dativus, Saturninus the Priest, and Their Companions
(Creighton University, 1968)
The persecution begun by Diocletian and Galerius which lasted from 303 to 312 is known as the "Great Persecution.” During recent decades it has been the object of much research, but it still presents many problems, some ...
The Relationship of the Clergy to Civil Courts, Civil Officials and Administration as Expressed in the Letters of Gregory the Great
(Creighton University, 1957)
Since Gregory the Great is regarded as one of the greatest of the Popes of the Catholic Church, a study of the saint reveals much about the position of the Church and its members during his reign. Some insight into this ...
Some Major Figures of Speech in the Letters of Saint Cyprian
(Creighton University, 1940)
This thesis attempts to enumerate the poetical expressions used by St. Cyprian in his Letters. They are classified under the headings of Metaphor, Metonymy, Personification, Antithesis, Anaphora, Simile, Irony and Litotes.|When ...
Some aspects of Lactantius's credibility as seen in the De Mortibus Persecutorum
(Creighton University, 1951)
The purpose of the present work is to determine through a comparative study of the works of other men the historical accuracy of Lactantius in his De Mortibous Persecutorum. To accomplish this aim clearly, yet concisely, ...
The Doctrine on Contemplation of St. Gregory the Great as Found in Three of His Sermons on Ezekiel
(Creighton University, 1949)
At the close of his sermons on Ezekiel, St. Gregory grieves thus to his flock, “Let no one upbraid me .... if after this sermon I retire because, as you are all aware, our tribulations have increased,"|He then enumerates ...