Thomas becket summary biography of antonio
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Dear Tom,
Congratulations! To be honest, I am not surprised – any businessman in his right mind would snatch you up for a summer internship at the drop of a hat, hoping, of course, to woo you onto the grupp permanently. Even so, you must be pleased to have landed your first choice so early in the year – now you can enjoy the rest of the academic year without the pressure of not knowing how you’ll be spending the summer… Well, that would be the easy way out. But as your devoted uncle, I cannot allow you to take the easy way out that easily. It fryst vatten my duty to remind you that back in October you made a verbal commitment to your bishop that you would seriously consider running the diocesan summer camps this year. As I recall, and if your notes were accurate, the bishop was ganska serious about giving you the position, and he has high hopes for the growing success of that important youth ministry. So now you have yourself a dilemma: give your summer to the Church and miss out on this i
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Photo of a miniature of the martyrdom of St Thomas Becket, killed by Henry II&#;s men-at-arms, from Luttrell Psalter (c. , commissioned by Sir Geoffrey Luttrell the Lord of Irnham), MS at the British Library.
by Jordan Yang
The knights sprang through the door into the cloister, axes, and swords in hand, crying, “Where is Thomas Becket, traitor to the King and the kingdom?”[1] After learning Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, had excommunicated several supporters of King Henry II of England, four incensed barons arrived at Canterbury Cathedral to confront him. “I will not spare anyone, no matter who he is, who presumes to violate the traditions of the Holy Roman See or the laws of Christ’s Church,” was Becket’s adamant reply.[2] Enraged, the men swore justice upon him and retreated to retrieve their weapons. Frantic calls sounded from the archbishop’s terrified monks as the knights re-entered the cathedral and found the archbishop in a cloister.
Once again Becket was
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Bishop Thomas Becket. The Martyr who Refused to Bend to a Hostile State
'There are a great many Bishops in the Church, but would to God we were the zealous teachers and pastors that we promised to be at our consecration.'
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic Online) - On December 29 we continue the celebration of the Octave (Eight days) of Christmas. The Church instructs us concerning the implications of the Nativity of the Lord in the selection of these feasts. In the Incarnation, which encompasses the entire saving life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus, humanity was re-created in Christ the new Adam. He became like us in order to capacitate us to become like Him. That happens as we respond to the continual call of the Holy Spirit and receive the graces needed for our continuing conversion.
In our first reading for today's Mass we find these words from the beloved disciple John: "Beloved: The way we may be sure that we know Jesus is to keep his commandments. Whoever says, "I kn