Daily Archives: August 29, 2013

Purification of Body and Soul

On page 287 of Verus Israel (translated into the English by H. McKeating), Marcel Simon talks about how ancient Christians distinguished Jewish baptism from Christian baptism: “Sometime when they use the word baptism they are thinking of the regular ablutions, … Continue reading

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Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full 5

I have two items for my post today about Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full.  We’re in the time of the Truman Administration, and Richard Nixon is a United States Senator representing the state of California.  These … Continue reading

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