Dec 15, 2023
A brand new assortment of letters exhibits the tender aspect of St. Jerome,
as he writes to console varied buddies on the demise of their beloved
ones. Translator and editor David G. Bonagura, Jr., joins the
podcast to debate Jerome’s Tears: Letters to Pals in
Mourning.
Matters embody:
- Jerome’s Christian twist on the “consolatory epistle” style
practiced by many nice pagan writers earlier than him - The community of holy buddies and disciples (like St. Paula) to
whom and about whom he writes in these letters - Jerome’s techniques for serving to somebody transfer out of an excessively
lengthy mourning interval - How the demise of a beloved one is a chance to present
ourselves extra radically to God - Jerome’s advice of continence to married {couples} past
their child-bearing years
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