Jerome's Tears: Letters to Friends in Mourning Gianluigi

Jerome's Tears: Letters to Friends in Mourning GianluigiThe mystery of death strikes at the core of the human soul. We instinctively recoil at the pain of losing loved ones, and as we grapple, we are quick to seek remedies to console ourselves. There is no one better suited to assuage our grief than the translator of the Bible, St. Jerome (ca. 347420). This book presents for the first time in English a fresh translation of seven of his most moving letters that sought to soothe his friends who suffered the

Ignoring Christ's clear example and constant demand that we boldly confront evils

and intellectually enlightening account of why he returned to the church of his baptism and his youth

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engaging language

The insidious fruits of scandalous behavior and the “objective harm” that results

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Over the next six years

Having been cured by Father Francis after the native doctors and snake-charmers failed

an ideology her Church calls a “satanic scourge

What do Moses

We wonder who to turn to

and sugar-white beaches: Hawaii brings such idyllic scenes to mind