The peace of the celestial city is the perfectly ordered and harmonious enjoyment of God, and of one another in God. The peace of all things is the tranquility of order. Order is the distribution which allots things equal and unequal, each to its own place (Saint Augustine, +430)
Day: November 11, 2024
Saint Martin and Remembrance
Today is Saint Martin’s Day, (+397), a former soldier in the Roman empire who, inspired by the edifying example of the Christians, decided as a ten year old to convert to Catholicism (people grew up earlier back then). His pagan father objected, and Martin served as a Catholic in the mostly pagan Roman army, completing[…]