In theology, works are good deeds, human actions; commonly used in reference to the doctrine of salvation through works. See discussion at _In_the_New_Testament .
a request for all the toppings and condiments available ("I'll have the works on that burger")
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels opens its doors to mariachi camp Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 The L.A. cathedral plays host to young musicians learning the upbeat Mexican genre.
Joacim Naranjo plays the trumpet pretty well. But the 16-year-old from East Los Angeles found himself flapping his sore lips like a horse as he and a half dozen other boys tried to master the rapidly cascading sounds of a mariachi song.
How to spot counterfeit True Religion jeans Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 How to spot true blues Want to know if your new dungarees are truly True Religion? Here are some tips to help you separate the bona fide jeans from the fakes:
Retired judge's recusal will delay release of L.A. clergy sex-abuse files Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Plaintiffs' attorneys have requested that a new judge be appointed to decide which L.A. Archdiocese personnel documents will be released to the public.
A year-old legal agreement requiring the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles to release confidential personnel records of priests accused of sexual abuse has been thrown into limbo by the departure of a retired judge selected to vet the documents.
Against Jovinianus - In two books, each in its own file, with notes. The first book is entirely taken up with Jovinian's assertion that virginity is no better than marriage. The latter book examines Jovinian's propositions about abstinence, degrees of sin, the sinlessness of believers, and degrees of punishment or reward in the afterlife.
Against the Pelagians - Dialogue Between Atticus, a Catholic, and Critobulus, a Heretic. In three books, each in its own file, with introduction, notes, and author's prologue.
Against Vigilantius - Jerome turns on his former friend, who had objected to reverencing relics, vigils, the practice of sending alms to Jerusalem, and an exaggerated (in the opinion of Vigilantius) esteem for virginity.
Apology for Himself Against the Books of Rufinus - W.H. Fremantle translation, from the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, second series, vol. 3. Each of the three books in its own file, with notes and links to contents, previous, next.
Lives of Illustrious Men - And he does mean men. Ernest Cushing Richardson translation. With notes and introduction (previous). From the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, second series, vol. 3. 138K.
The Dialogue Against the Luciferians - A literary dialogue between Orthodoxus and Helladius the Luciferian. The introduction from A Select Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, second series, vol. 6, sets the stage. Lucifer, a bishop, and his party, against the decision of a council of the Church and against SS. Jerome and Athanasius, wished to show no mercy to penitents who had fallen into Arianism.
The Life of Hilarion - In HTML, with notes, at Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
The Life of Paulus the First Hermit - St. Jerome's first published work. From the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, second series, vol. 6.
The Perpetual Virginity of the Virgin Mary: Against Helvidius - A certain Helvidius said that since Jesus had brothers, Mary was not a virgin after his birth. He also maintained that this demonstrates that marriage is better than virginity. Jerome takes the opposite view.
To Pammachius Against John of Jerusalem - Unpublished during Jerome's lifetime. An ugly little chapter in Church history. Epiphanius of Salamis, a heresy-hunting bishop, had castigated Jerome's bishop John of Jerusalem for Origenism. Epiphanius then urged Jerome to repudiate John, ordained Jerome's brother by force, and Jerome was effectively excommunicated for approximately four years.
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