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St. Callistus I
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St. Callistus I
Pope Callistus I is celebrated in churches throughout the world as a saint and martyr on October 14. The saint caused a major controversy, including a schism that lasted almost two decades, by choosing to emphasize God’s mercy in his ministry. However, the early Pope’s model of leadership has endured, and his martyrdom in the year 222 confirmed his example of holiness. Because no completely trustworthy biography of Pope Callistus I exists, historians have been forced to rely on an account by his contemporary Hippolytus of Rome. Although Hippolytus himself was eventually reconciled to the Church and canonized as a martyr, he vocally opposed the pontificate of Callistus and three of his successors, to the point of usurping papal prerogatives for himself (as the first “antipopeâ€�). Nevertheless, his account of Callistus’ life and papacy provides important details. According to Hippolytus’ account, Callistus – whose year of birth is not known – began his career as a highly-placed domestic servant, eventually taking responsibility for his master’s banking business. When the bank failed, Callistus received the blame, and attempted to flee from his master. Being discovered, he was demoted to serve as a manual laborer in Rome. Thus, under inauspicious circumstances, Callistus came as a slave to the city where he would later serve as Pope. Matters went from bad to worse when he was sent to work in the mines, possibly for causing a public disturbance, if Hippolytus’ account is to be trusted. However, Callistus may also simply have been sentenced due to a persecution of Christians, as he was among the many believers eventually freed on the initiative of Pope St. Victor I. During the subsequent reign of Pope Zephyrinus, Callistus became a deacon and the caretaker of a major Roman Christian cemetery (which still bears his name as the “Cemetery of St. Callistusâ€�), in addition to advising the Pope on theological controversies of the day. He was a natural candidate to follow Zephyrinus, when the latter died in 219. Hippolytus, an erudite Roman theologian, accused Pope Callistus of sympathizing with heretics, and resented the new Pope’s clarification that even the most serious sins could be absolved after sincere confession. The Pope’s assertion of divine mercy also scandalized the North African Christian polemicist Tertullian, already in schism from the Church in Carthage, who also erroneously held that certain sins were too serious to be forgiven through confession. Considered in light of this error, Hippolytus’ catalogue of sins allegedly “permittedâ€� by Callistus – including extramarital sex and early forms of contraception – may in fact represent offenses which the Pope never allowed, but which he was willing to absolve in the case of penitents seeking reconciliation with the Church. Even so, Callistus could not persuade Hippolytus’ followers of his rightful authority as Pope during his own lifetime. The Catholic Church, however, has always acknowledged the orthodoxy and holiness of Pope St. Callistus I, particularly since the time of his martyrdom – traditionally ascribed to an anti-Christian mob – in 222. St. Callistus’ own intercession after death may also have made possible the historic reconciliation between his opponent Hippolytus, and the later Pope Pontian. The Pope and former antipope were martyred together in 236, and both subsequently canonized. CNA – Saint of the Day
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OC Kiss Week 2017 Day 1: Good Morning Kiss
The sun peaks over the horizon at last, illuminating the beauty of the landscape. The dew drops shine like diamonds strewn across the green grass. The birds sing the songs that the day has composed for them, and the sun paints the day that the night has drawn for it.
Now we come into a comfy room, where we find soft snoring and tangled limbs. The bed sheets were thrown off sometime during the night, leaving Zaria and Callistus cuddling each other unconsciously for warmth. The daylight basks them in warm sunlight and Zaria is the first one to open her eyes. Her forehead touched Callistus’s, and his hair softly tickled her head. The tips of their noses almost touching, and his long eye lashes brushing against her cheek.
“He’s so close,” she thought to herself.
His hair was all tangled up, so she decided it’d be fun to mess it up even more. She ran her hand through his pale blonde hair, picking at each strand and gently twisting it.
“Stop messing up my hair...” Callistus mumbled and looked into her amber eyes.
She gasped when Callistus grabbed her wrists and snuggled into her more.
Zaria pouted, “But why,” she whined, “its so soft!”
“No.” is all he said.
Callistus wrapped his arms around her waist and rest his head in the nook of her neck. Zaria continued to run her hands through his hair, despite his protests. After a little while, Callistus gave up and let her mess up his hair, it was simply too much work to stop her; besides it felt nice and relaxing.
After a little while, Zaria had an idea and started poking Callistus in the side.
“What are you doing?” he looked at her curiously.
Zaria giggled and gave him a cheeky grin, “Just a little game.”
Callistus raised an eyebrow and nodded his head anyways, curious as to what his lover has come up with this early in the morning.
“I’ll give you a good morning kiss, but only if you can catch me!” Zaria giggled and jumped out of bed and sprinted out the door.
Not missing a beat, Callistus jumped out of bed and ran after her, “You’re not getting away from me, Zaria!”
“We’ll see about that!”
Callistus skid to a stop at the hallway when he saw Zaria run into the living room. Gingerly, he crawled into the living room and abruptly stopped when he heard giggling coming from the couch. Carefully, Callistus crouched behind the sofa, planning his secret attack.
He looked over and found that Zaria was huddling under the blanket she took from their room. On a count of three, he said to himself...
1...
He prepared to jump over the couch...
2...
Wait for the perfect moment...
3!!!
Go!
Callistus jumped over the couch and snuggled under the blanket with her. He climbed on top of her and smiled in triumph. He tickled her sides and ran his hands through her already messy hair.
“This is payback for when you ruined my hair this morning!” declared Callistus.
Zaria squealed and and tried to defend herself, but she lost to the giggles.
After resisting and fighting against Callistus, Zaria claimed defeat, “Okay! Okay! You win this one Cal!” she took deep breaths and continued giggling some more.
Callistus smirked and gently caressed her face, causing Zaria to pause and stare deeply into his eyes. She’s always loved his golden eyes, no matter how strange they looked to others. They were unique, unlike hers; at least that’s what she told herself.
Zaria smiled and her eyes shined with affection, “Callistus... I really love you.”
He smiled and gently brushed his lips against hers and mumbled against her lips, “I love you too.”
He moved away for a second to look into her eyes again. Their foreheads bumped and Callistus bent down to give her another kiss. He could feel her smile against his lips and he couldn’t help but smile himself.
Mornings like this were always his favorite.
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ΑΠΟΕΛ Μπάσκετ: Ενίσχυση με Callistus Eziukwu
ΑΠΟΕΛ Μπάσκετ: Ενίσχυση με Callistus Eziukwu
Ο ΑΠΟΕΛ ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του καλαθοσφαιριστή Callistus Eziukwu. Ο 31χρονος (03/07/85) Αμερικανός σέντερ με ύψος 208εκ. αγωνιζόταν μέχρι πρόσφατα στην CS Energia Rovinari, ομάδα που συμμετέχει στο πρωτάθλημα Ρουμανίας. Στον παρελθόν αγωνίστηκε και στα ελληνικά παρκέ με τη φανέλα του Πανελευσινιακού (2013) και του Ρέθυμνου (2014).
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