Thu Sep 14, 2023 – 7:30 pm EDTThu Sep 14, 2023 – 3:04 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — St. Alphonsus Liguori truly was an amazing man. He obtained a civil and canon law degree at the age of 16 and practiced law for a decade, never losing a case until his last, which prompted him to become a priest. Also in the course of his life wrote over 100 books, several hymns, and established the religious order of the Redemptorists.
Here to discuss with me the life and thought of the Church’s Doctor of Moral Theology is LifeSite journalist Stephen Kokx, along with his new book on St. Alphonsus, St. Alphonsus for the 21st Century: A Handbook for Holiness.
Kokx begins by recalling how he was introduced to St. Alphonsus. He says he came across a stack of books by the Doctor in his roommate’s apartment a decade ago. When Kokx began reading, he was struck by the power of St. Alphonsus’ pen and his extensive use of Scripture and the Church Fathers, especially the saint’s thoughts on the priesthood.
Explaining St. Alphonsus’ thought on the priesthood, Kokx quotes from him directly, saying that a priest gives
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