“St. Hilary was one of those great Christian heroes who poured out their lives laboring and suffering in defense of Christ’s divinity. Scarcely had the days of bloody persecution ended (313), when there arose, now within the Church, a most dangerous enemy of another sort, Arianism. The heresy of Arianism denied the divinity of Christ; it was, in fact, hardly more than a form of paganism masquerading as the Christian Gospel. The smoldering strife soon flared into a mighty conflict endangering the whole Church; and its spread was all the more rapid and powerful because emperors, who called themselves Christian, proved its best supporters. Once again countless martyrs sealed in blood their belief in Christ’s divinity; and orthodox bishops who voiced opposition were forced into exile amid extreme privations.”  To learn more get thou over to Catholic Culture.

To read from the pen of the good Bishop himself, the Crossroads Initiative has several of his sermons available here.

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St. Hilary was a convert who was convinced that Christianity was true by reading the Gospel of John. I can hear my favorite deacon, “Of course! It’s all in there ” (John’s Gospel).