a handbook on the ascetical and mystical life

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• John Climacus, Saint — ▪ Byzantine monk born c. 579 died c. 649, Mt. Sinai, Sinai Peninsula; feast day March 30       Byzantine monk and author of Climax tou paradeisou (Greek: “The Ladder of Divine Ascent,” the source of his name “John of the Ladder”), a handbook on… …   Universalium

• Moral Theology — • Limited to those doctrines which discuss the relations of man and his free actions to God and his supernatural end, and propose the means instituted by God for the attainment of that end Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Moral Theology …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Fathers of the Church — • The word Father is used in the New Testament to mean a teacher of spiritual things, by whose means the soul of man is born again into the likeness of Christ: Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Fathers of the Church      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …   Universalium