And if Christ be not risen again, your faith is vain, for you are yet in your sins. (1 Corinthians 15:14). Cardinal Kung emphasized the resurrection in one of his sermons just before his arrest in 1955: If we renounce … Continue reading
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Reconquest of Cordoba by Fernando III of Castile, 1236
This video is narrated by Mr. J Stephen Roberts, who will be my guest on the next Reconquest. (Real Crusades History) In the early 1230’s, while the Almohads were locked in civil war, Fernando III of Castile and Leon, a truly … Continue reading
A First After 1000 Years: Pope to Meet Russian Patriarch in Cuba, February 12
Topic of discussion, according to Patriarch Kirill, will be the plight of the Christians in the Middle East. We are only seventeen months away from the 100th anniversary (July 13, 1917) of Our Lady Fatima’s request for the consecration of … Continue reading
1986 Super Bowl Champs Put Out Pro-Life Video
In 1989, six players for the 1986 NY Giants’ Super Bowl Champs, at the request of the Catholic owner of the team, Wellington Mara, testified for the lives of pre-born babies in a nine-minute video. The video was titled “Champions … Continue reading
Have You Seen the New Immaculate Heart of Mary School Website?
If you haven’t, it’s here. Immaculate Heart of Mary School is a traditional primary and secondary school (K-12) in the Catholic tradition, run by the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Richmond, New Hampshire. This is in the Keene area, part … Continue reading
The Pope Who Really Was Chosen by the Holy Ghost
The account of the extraordinary election of Pope Saint Fabian was related by Eusebius, the fourth century author of the Ecclesiastical History of the Church (Volume VI, c. 29). With the death of Pope Anterus in 236, crowds of Christians … Continue reading
Correction: How and When to Listen to ‘Reconquest’
“Reconquest,” the Crusade Channel, and Veritas Radio Network are all still new. Kinks are being worked out as these new ventures progress. Allow me to straighten out a scheduling kink now. The earlier mentions on this site of when our … Continue reading
Cana and Being About His Father’s Business
Sunday we celebrated the feast of the marriage at Cana. Saint John tells us that “the mother of Jesus was there” and that Jesus and His disciples were invited as well. Despite the varying opinions of several fathers, I think … Continue reading
The Christian Politics of Spain’s ‘Carlist’ Counterrevolutionaries, with Dr. Alexandra Wilhelmsen
For our seventh show, my guest is Dr. Alexandra Wilhelmsen, Professor of Spanish and Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Dallas, an acknowledged expert on Spanish Carlism, a political and religious movement of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. As … Continue reading
Pelayo and the Dawn of the Reconquista, 715-722
Another video from Real Crusades History, “Pelayo and the Dawn of the Reconquista, 715-722”:
Immortality and the Tree of Life
Tree of Life In the midst of the street thereof, and on both sides of the river, was the tree of life, bearing twelve fruits, yielding its fruits every month, and the leaves of the tree were for the healing … Continue reading
Sam Guzman, ‘The Catholic Gentleman,’ Tonight on Reconquest
Our sixth show debuts January 13 at 8:00 PM Eastern. The topic is Christian Manhood and the Family. My guest is Mr. Sam Guzman, Communications Director for Pro-Life Wisconsin, and founder and editor of the popular blog, The Catholic Gentleman and the Catholic Gentleman … Continue reading
Obama’s Comments on the Crusades
My posting of this is not entirely timely, but is still worth it. From J. Stephen Roberts of Real Crusades History comes this refutation of B.H. Obama’s fatuous statements about the Crusades. The video is at the bottom of this posting, … Continue reading
TONIGHT on Reconquest: Pilgrimage, the Holy Journey. Guest: Gregory Lloyd
Our fifth show debuts January 6 at 8:00 PM Eastern. The topic is Pilgrimage: The Holy Journey. My guest is Mr. Gregory P. Lloyd, Executive Director of the National Coalition of Clergy and Laity, Adjunct Professor of Central and Eastern European Studies at LaSalle University, and the … Continue reading
The Devil Has No Friends
I will not now call you servants: for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth. But I have called you friends: because all things whatsoever I have heard of my Father, I have made known to you (John 15:15). … Continue reading
