At 08:46 AM 11/7/97 -0500, Scott DeGregorio wrote:
>Dear Carol and Julia,
>
>Thanks for the interesting replies. Yes, of course the Irish were heaving
>on missiological concerns, as we know from Bede.
Are you suggested these missionaries were all at sea? :-)
But I had always
>concerned them the exception rather than the rule--perhaps incorrectly.
>The example of Martin of Tours would suggest that the Irish alone were not
>the only ones in the west who combine monastic and pastoral roles. Does
>anyone know off hand where Cassian or Basil stand on this point? It's
>been awhile since I've looked at either with an eye toward this.
>
>Scott
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