by Peter James | Jun 2, 2025 | Jeremy Taylor
What became of the virtue of humility? It is being passed over today in total silence. Pride, which used to be ranked as one of the “seven deadly sins,” has kicked humility to the curb. It has become in one author’s words, “a weakness or...
by Peter James | Jun 1, 2025 | Gregory of Nyssa
Slavery was considered standard operating procedure in the ancient world. It was deemed necessary to make the mighty Roman Empire economy go. Gregory of Nyssa (ca. 335-ca. 395) was a rare dissenting voice who railed against slavery in sermons and writings. His...