Roberts Liardon tells us that in the mid-1540s, the Protestant regent died. Mary of Guise assumed the role of regent, acting for her daughter. She was extremely Catholic. She established new guidelines abolishing the Protestant policies, and death threats for those who opposed her or Catholicism began to circulate throughout Scotland. At this time, a […]

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Roberts Liardon tells us that the last time he preached in the cathedral was February 6, 1564. His last attendance was the Easter service, where he received Communion from Beza, his dear friend. When April came, Calvin bid farewell to the council and the ministers in a letter recounting his goals, his struggles, and his […]

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Roberts Liardon tells us that based on the moral guidelines in 1 Timothy 3, deacons were chosen to serve in one of two divisions: to oversee and manage the funds of the church, or to oversee the social welfare of people within the church. Geneva boasted that it had no beggars, nor were there any […]

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Roberts Liardon tells us that while Calvin was enjoying his office as a pastor, another segment of the ministry began to open. Bucer had recently installed a man by the name of John Sturm to be the rector of the old Strasbourg convent, with the mission of turning it into a Bible school. Sturm soon […]

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