Scriptural Secrets (N)
Sacred Texts- vineyards, grapes, presses, etc.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/cmt/jfb/isa005.htm
Biblical Training- diet
http://www.biblicaltraining.org/library/vineyard
Bible History- Biblical symbolism
http://www.bible-history.com/links.php?cat=39&sub=718&cat_name=Manners+%26+Customs&subcat_name=Vineyards
Christian Resource Institute
http://www.crivoice.org/vine.html
Chasing Holiness (N)
New Advent- Tertiary
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14637b.htm
Catherine of Siena, The Dialogue. Editorial Board of The Classics of Western Spirituality, A Library of the Great Spiritual Masters. New York: Paulist Press, 1980.
*especially pp. 64-68
Saints Preserve Us (N)
New Advent- St. Denis
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04721a.htm
St. Denis is not the only beheaded martyr reported to have carried his own head. Medieval legends of saints abound with such miraculous tales of ‘cephalophores’—head carriers. Here is a link to Wikipedia’s account:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalophore
In the Year 732 A.D. (N)
New Advent- Charles Martel (the Hammer)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03629a.htm
The Latin Library- The Battle of Tours
http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/imperialism/notes/tours.html
Middle East and Islam specialist Raymond Ibrahim’s take on the importance of the Battle of Tours
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/raymond-ibrahim/today-in-history-western-civilization-saved-from-islam-at-battle-of-tours/
Our Salvation History: The Prophet, Elijah (T)
See 1 Kings 17 to 2 Kings 2:1-11
