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## [The Universality and Idiosyncrasy of Sainthood](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/07/25/the-universality-and-idiosyncrasy-of-sainthood)
Published by [Danielle Nussberger](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/author/danielle-nussberger)
Every saint is idiosyncratic. On the face of it, this seems so self-evident that we might wonder why it even needs to be said. Of course, St. Ignatius of Antioch is different from St. Ignatius of Loyola. Obviously, St. Teresa of Ávila is not St. Thérèse of Lisieux. Even when saints bear the names of the holy men and women who preceded them, they are never carbon copies of their namesakes. Each sai...
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## [The Marriage Begins](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/04/21/the-marriage-begins)
Published by [Timothy O'Malley](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/author/timothy-omalley)
The Book of Revelation does not contain a series of esoteric predictions about the end of the world. Rather, Revelation presents a world in which the final union of God and humanity is taking place in the presence of the slain Lamb. This ultimate union is described as a wedding: “I . . . saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God prepared as a bride adorned for her husb...
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