Pope St Leo--Pray to God for us!

Pope St Leo (Bishop of Rome from AD 440 to 461) is a saint of both the Eastern and Western Churches commemorated by Orthodox and Catholic alike. His feast day in the East is on February 18. In the West he is remembered on November 10. This site focuses on the life and times of this great saint and his relevance for Christian unity today.

Various links to articles about Pope St Leo:


Aeterna Dei Sapientia--Encyclical of Blessed Pope John XXIII on Pope St Leo (November 11, 1961)

Catholic Encyclopedia article on Pope St Leo (the Great)

Pope Leo the Great on the Papacy

St Leo on Great Lent

St Leo's writings online

St Leo the Great and Papal Supremacy

Philip Hughes on St Leo's era

St Leo's "Tome"

Nativity of the Saviour

Articles on this site about Pope St Leo:

* St Leo in the Church's Liturgy
* Abbe Guettee's _The Papacy_ on St Leo--How Reliable?
* _Documents Illustrating Papal Authority_ (E Giles) on St Leo More to be added. Check back soon!
* St Leo's "Tome" vindicated by the Formula of Pope St Hormisdas (The Formula which settled the first schism between East and West.)
* "The Consequences of Chalcedon" (from The Eastern Churches and the Papacy by S. Herbert Scott.
* Popes of Rome Who Are Orthodox Saints Includes biographical links, citations from the Byzantine liturgical office, and quotes from these sainted popes.

Links to important documents online:

 

John Paul II's Apostolic Letter "Orientale Lumen"

John Paul II's Encyclical "Ut Unum Sint"

John Paul II's Encyclical "Evangelium Vitae"

Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches--English edition

Liturgical Instruction for Eastern Churches

Vatican Document: The Greek and Latin traditions about the procession of the Holy Spirit

US Catholic Bishops' Conference Document on Eastern Catholics

Vatican II: Decree on Eastern Catholic Churches


Also on this website:
Byzantine Catholic Daily Prayer and Lectionary

 

Jehovah's Witnesses--Do They Teach What the Bible Really Teaches?
A Critical Evaluation of the Watchtower's Book:

What Does The Bible Really Teach?


Favorite Links
Deacon Keith Fournier's The Catholic Way
Catholic Exchange
Godspy

ASL--Deafness Links
Eastern Church Related Links
The Eastern Christian Churches--book by Fr Robertson
The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation Documents Online
EWTN's Q&A Section on the Eastern Churches
CNEWA Magazine "One" Online
A Catholic View of Orthodoxy by Fr Aidan Nichols
Gerard Serafin's Filioque Page
Gerard Serafin's Orthodox-Catholic Reconciliation Page
Fr Chrysostom Frank on Orthodox-Catholic relations
The Stephanos Project: Orthodoxy & Contraception
Apologia: A Catholic Page for Eastern Orthodox & Protestants
Selections from the Menaion on the Theotokos
"Celibacy in Context" by Fr Maximos
From East to West (Anthony Dragani)
Audio of "Journey Home" program with Eastern Catholic Fr Terry Kraychuck
Audio of "Journey Home" program with Eastern Catholic Fr Philip Scott
"Uniatism" by Fr Robert Taft
Papacy links
Gallegos/Vega Debate on the Papacy
Gallegos/White Debate on the Papacy
Suaiden/Daffer Written Debate on Papal Primacy
Articles by Dom John Chapman on the Papacy
"Byzantium and the Roman Primacy" by Francis Dvornik
Articles by Phil Porvaznik on the Papacy
Ancientpapacy.com
Phatmass' Papacy Links
Papal Authority in the First Ecumenical Councils--Fr Harrison
The Pope & the Ecumenical Councils
The Ante-Nicene Development of Papal Primacy
The Eastern Churches & the Papacy

Alleged Challenges to Papal Infallibilty Examined
The Authority of the Pope--Jeffrey Mirus
"You are Peter" by Dwight Longenecker
Dave Armstrong's Papacy & Infallibility Page
Links relating to Jehovah's Witnesses
A Catholic Critique of Jehovah's Witnesses

No Heavenly Hope for Old Testament Saints?

Hiding the Divine Name

Catholic Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses.com
Questions for Jehovah's Witnesses
"Is Jesus Yahweh?" (Article for JWs)

The New World Translation and Hebrew Versions

Resources on the Tetragrammaton
Bible Texts on the Deity of Christ (Kevin Quick)
John 1:1 Analyzed

The Identity of the Word According to John (Ken Guindon)

The Incarnation--A Study of Philipians 2:5-11 by Gifford
Did Jesus speak the name Yahweh? Online book
Should You Believe in the Trinity? Refutation of JWs

Quotes from the JW Trinity Brochure Analyzed
The Original Language of the NT was Greek--Online book
Jehovah's Witnesses & Blood Transfusions
More on Blood Transfusions from Raymond Franz
Index of Significant Quotes From JW (Watchtower) Sources
Watchtower Audio & Video Museum

JW "Proclaimers" Book Answered Page by Page

Watchtower Reprints Online 1879-1916

Works by C.T. Russell Online

Historical Publications relating to Jehovah's Witnesses

A People For His Name by Timothy White
Apostolic Fathers & Jehovah's Witnesses
JWs and the Early Church Fathers--Part 1
JWs and the Early Church Fathers--Part 2
The Early Church Fathers on Jesus

Nicene Christology & The Ante Nicene Fathers
Is Your Hope Bible-Based? Questions & Reflections for JWs

The Soul & Eternal Punishment by Ken Guindon

Refutation of the Jehovah's Witnesses
Audio of "Journey Home" program with ex-JW Jeffrey Schwehm (now Catholic)
Audio of 'Journey Home" program with former JW Elder John Davis
Cris Sanchez (now Catholic Deacon) on the Divine Name--Audio
Ex-Bethelites Cris & Norma Sanchez: How we found Christ--Audio
Trinity Apologetics Page
Biblical Basis of the Doctrine of the Trinity

ISBE on Trinity--Part 1  Part 2

The Forgotten Trinity by James White (endorsed by Fr Pacwa)

Jehovah's Witnesses Answered Verse by Verse (David Reed)

Jehovah's Witnesses Answered Subject by Subject (David Reed)

A Critical Guide To Watchtower Publications (David Reed)
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Why I Am A Christian  (Book)
"The Fathers Know Best"--Patristic Quotes
Joe Gallegos' Cor Unum Apologetics Page
Gary Hoge's Guide to the Catholic Church for Protestants
Book Review of James White's "The Roman Catholic Controversy"
Scott & Kimberly Hahn--Audio Lectures Online
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Archbishop Sheen Audio Lectures

This Rock Magazine Online Envoy Magazine Online
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Kreeft’s book Catholic Christianity (Luke E. Hart series)

Chapters from Kreeft's book Fundamentals of the Faith
The Problem of Evil
The Argument from Design
The First Cause Argument
Life After Death
The Divinity of Christ
Miracles
The Uniqueness of Christianity
Faith
Love
What's the Point of Creeds?
Justification by Faith
The Sacraments
The Nature of the Church
Toward Reuniting the Church



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