The Thoughts of a Frumpy Professor

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Sunday, June 13, 2010

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St. John of Sahagun



As I am working to deepen my faith (Roman Catholicism), I thought it would be appropriate for me to delve into the lives of some of the saints. Saints are people who lived their lives in a way that is highly respected because of their impact on Roman Catholic philosophy. I think by looking at a variety of saints, I can perhaps see a broader picture of how my faith's philosophy may be even more useful to me and my family.

John Gonzales de Castrillo was born at Sahagun, Leon Spain. He was educated by the Benedictine monks of Fagondez monastery there and when twenty, received a canonry from the bishop of Burgos, though he already had several benefices. He was ordained in 1445; concerned about the evil of pluralism, he resigned all his benefices except that of St. Agatha in Burgos. He spent the next four years studying at the University of Salamanca and then began to preach. In the next decade he achieved a great reputation as a preacher and spiritual director, but after recovering after a serious operation, became an Augustinian friar in 1463 and was professed the following year. He served as master of novices, definitor, prior at Salamanca, experienced visions, was famous for his miracles, and had the gift of reading men's souls. He denounced evil in high places and several attempts were made on his life. He died at Sahagun on June 11, reportedly poisoned by the mistress of a man he had convinced to leave her. He was canonized in 1690 as St. John of Sahagun. His feast day is June 12th.

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3 Comments:

Blogger BBC said...

As I am working to deepen my faith (Roman Catholicism), I thought it would be appropriate for me to delve into the lives of some of the saints.

Rolls eyes, Catholics are idiots that believe in some god that doesn't exist.

My mother enjoyed being one though, it gave her an excuse to screw three men, go to confession and get a clean slate and go screw three more.

Do you suppose they were talking about god while they were fucking? I don't recall ever talking about god when I was fucking someone.

Sunday, 13 June, 2010  
Blogger PipeTobacco said...

Billy:

I am not sure if you read this post or not:

http://frumpyprofessor.blogspot.com/2010/06/blog-post_06.html

But if you wish to read it, you will see that I cannot say whether or not God actually exists. Yet, regardless, for me, I like to hope that He exists, and even if there is no God, the philosophical teachings of the RCC are ones that I feel are good for me to adhere to in my own life.

PipeTobacco
http://frumpyprofessor.blogspot.com

Sunday, 13 June, 2010  
Blogger MRMacrum said...

My philosophy is "whatever makes the trip work for you".

That said - I find it odd that many of us seem to need to believe there is some supreme being looking out for our interests when in my opinion, the evidence points to just the opposite.

Personally, I don't care if God exists or not.I have no opinion either way. But I do have an opinion regarding theocratic organizations. As you know it is not generally a very high opinion either.

Thursday, 24 June, 2010  

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