Charles A. Coulombe, Author at Catholicism.org

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About Charles A. Coulombe

Author of the chart-climbing The Pope’s Legion, and Puritan’s Empire: A Catholic Perspective on American History, Coulombe is recognized internationally for his in-depth knowledge of Vatican politics and the influence of Catholicism in America and Europe. His audiences regularly range from graduate students at Oxford University, England to the New Mexico Military Institute, from which he graduated. His international articles have appeared in the New Oxford Review, National Catholic Register, American Thinker, Los Angeles Catholic Mission, Monarchy Canada, Taki's Magazine, and The Irish Democrat.

Mr. Coulombe serves as Western U.S. Delegate of the Grand Council of the U.K.-based International Monarchist League, and is a member of both the Catholic Writer's Guild of Great Britain (the Keys) and the Royal Stuart Society. Mr. Coulombe is also a founding board member of the Los Angeles-based Queen of Angels Foundation, a Catholic devotional society.

Some of Charles Coulombe's books and lectures are available at store.Catholicism.org.

Can Chivalry Return?

Sep 3, 2012 Charles A. Coulombe 2

Chivalry! Knighthood! These are words that stir up an enormous number of images in the mind: St. George and the Dragon; the Quest for the Holy Grail; King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table; Charlemagne and his Twelve … Continue reading →

Precious Blood, Holy Grail

Jul 26, 2012 Charles A. Coulombe Reply

Medieval romances generally fell into four categories: the Matter of Rome, which dealt with such classical heroes as Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar; the Matter of France, whose tales were inhabited by Charlemagne and such heroes as his nephew … Continue reading →

The Holy See in War and Peace

Jun 21, 2012 Charles A. Coulombe 1

Many Catholics – even devout ones – are ignorant of or a tad ashamed about the innumerable modern diplomatic overtures of the Holy See, and/or its history as a temporal power. Many see these as somehow taking away from the … Continue reading →

One World Religion or Religion of One World?

May 16, 2012 Charles A. Coulombe 3

The biggest problem with Separation of Church and State is not that it is wrong, but that it does not and cannot exist. So long as every living man is made up of body and soul, God and Caesar will … Continue reading →

The United Nations and the Vatican

Apr 19, 2012 Charles A. Coulombe 6

As noticed in our last instalment, the Holy See under the last several Pontiffs has chosen to collaborate with the United Nations in a number of areas, apparently in hopes that “creative engagement” may guide that body in better directions … Continue reading →

The Church and Globalism, Part I

Mar 15, 2012 Charles A. Coulombe Reply

For many orthodox Catholics, the word “globalization” immediately raises hackles — it evokes fears of loss of national sovereignty, of undesirable immigration, of Masonic conspiracy: in a word, the spectre of a Satanic “One-World Government.” Images of the Bilderbergers, the … Continue reading →