When a 1954 graduate of the West Point Military Academy consented to read and critique an extended monograph I had written on the strategic imperial phenomenon of Private Military Companies and Security Services (also in the clandestine or covert world), … Continue reading
Category: History
Black Catholic American, Daniel Rudd, Newspaper Man and Proselytizer
Aleteia, Larry Peterson: Daniel Rudd was born August 7, 1854, and was one of 12 children. His dad was a slave on the Rudd estate close to Bardstown, Kentucky, and his mom was a slave on the Hayden plantation in … Continue reading
Reginald Pole, Last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury
National Catholic Register, Stephanie Mann: On November 30, 1554, an exile had returned to reconcile his native land to the universal Catholic Church. He called himself the son of a martyr; he had lead the first session of the Council of … Continue reading
Brother Francis: Historical Battles in Defense of Christendom
Brother Joseph Mary put together this YouTube video from excerpts of Brother Francis’ lectures. Our beloved teacher is here speaking of historical armed conflicts in defense of Christendom. Who says triumphalism is bad? Please consider supporting our work (this web site … Continue reading
Vietnam Vet, Sergeant Samuel Davis, a Story of Incredible Heroism
Tradition, Family and Property: This is the story of Samuel L. Davis who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War. When his 42-man unit was attacked by a 1500 man Vietcong battalion, he refused to give … Continue reading
A Wordly Knight to a Hermit Saint, Galgano Guidotti and His Miraculous Sword
Here is a story for every Knight of the Immaculata, featuring Our Lady, the Apostles, and most prominently, Saint Michael the Archangel. Could it be the source of the legend of King Arthur’s sword? This is a saint of whom I … Continue reading
Our Lady of Prompt Succor and the Battle of New Orleans
Magnificent article by historian Marian Horvat Tradition in Action: The cities and towns of Europe often have a particular devotion to Our Lady. Through the ages she manifested herself under a particular title and expressed her desire to be invoked under … Continue reading
Irish Catholic ‘Martyr’ Ann Glover Hung as a ‘Witch’ in Boston 1688
CNA, Mary Rezak: The last person hanged for witchcraft in Boston could be considered a Catholic martyr. In the 1650s, Ann Glover and her family, along with some 50,000 other native Irish people, were enslaved by Englishman Oliver Cromwell during … Continue reading
Priest, Poet, Patriot: Father Abram J. Ryan
The first American-born child of Irish parents who immigrated to this country sometime before 1835, Abraham Joseph Ryan came into the world on February 5, 1838 in Hagerstown, Maryland. Matthew Ryan and Mary Coughlin Ryan, his parents, came to the … Continue reading
Commemorating Blessed Emperor Karl
Nothing can be made again exactly as it once was. That would include the Catholic Christendom which consisted of the peoples of the lands of Europe and their overseas outposts whose laws and customs were rooted in and conformed to … Continue reading
Cardinal Manning’s Understanding of Courage
In 1892, near the end of Cardinal Henry Edward Manning’s life, he published an essay entitled “Courage,” which is the last-but-one chapter of his own longer collection of eleven essays modestly entitled Pastime Papers.His Chapter 10 on “Courage” is also … Continue reading
Columbus Believed in and Lived the Doctrine That There Is No Salvation Outside the Church
Although our country celebrates Columbus Day today, Monday October 10, so as to give workers a long weekend, everyone knows that the real holiday is October 12. This is the day, in 1492, when Christopher Columbus first sited land after … Continue reading
Father John P. Chidwick, Heroic Chaplain of the Maine
Catholic Stand, Donald McClarey: Night, February 15, 1898, the American battleship USS Maine lay at anchor in the harbor of Havana. Although tensions were running high between the US government and Spain, the colonial power occupying Cuba, the night was calm. … Continue reading
Frances Allen, Daughter of Ethan Allen, First U.S. Citizen to Become a Nun
She was not the first American to become a nun. That was the convert Lydia Longely of Groton, Massachusetts. Lydia was born in 1674. At the age of twenty, after being ransomed from the Indians who slaughtered her parents some … Continue reading