Last Monday was the feast of the Holy Name of Mary, which also commemorates the Christian victory over the invading Moslem army at Vienna. Steve Weidenkoph gives an excellent and concise review of that victory on Catholic Answers website. Today … Continue reading
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Allahu Akbar, ‘God is Greater’, Reads Mosque Script Across From Church of Nativity
Brother Francis told us that directly across from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is the mosque of Omar which posts a blasphemous challenge to the humility of God in the Incarnation. “God is Greater” the sign reads. Greater … Continue reading
Turkish Moslem War Tents from Siege of Vienna Now Mass Vestments
Good news American TFP: The spoils of war from King Jan Sobieski’s great victory on September 12, 1683, against the 150,000 Muslim Turks outside Vienna were immense, but perhaps none received a better fate than the war tents. Read more … Continue reading