Tag: St. Thomas Aquinas
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Pope Nicholas IV’s Constitution of July 18, AD 1289: The Transformation of Papal Finances and the Authority of the College of Cardinals
An Examination of Medieval Church Government, Ecclesiastical Revenue, Financial Administration, and the Historical Development of the College of Cardinals Introduction On July 18, AD 1289, Pope Nicholas IV issued an important papal constitution known by its opening Latin words, Celestis altitudo potentie. Promulgated at Rieti, Italy, this decree marked a significant development in the financial…
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THE THIRD EYE, THE VATICAN PINECONE, AND THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
By CatholicG33K What if the greatest mystery is not an eye hidden inside our brain, but the spiritual sight that God desires to awaken within our souls? Deep within the Vatican Museums stands an enormous bronze pinecone known as the Pigna. It is an extraordinary artifact of ancient Rome, created during the first or second…
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Is Purgatory Real? Beyond the Myths
The biblical, historical, and Catholic case for purification after death. The small Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Prati, on the banks of the Tiber, houses a most curious collection of artifacts: sixteen pieces of cloth, paper, or wood, each claimed to bear the scorched signs of hands and fingerprints from souls in…