May 30 is the feast day of Saint Emmelia. She is the daughter of Saint Macrina the Elder who was a disciple of Saint Gregory the Wonder Worker (Thaumaturgus). Her husband was a saint, Basil the Elder. They were parents … Continue reading
Category: History
Toward A Brighter Future
When histories of the twenty-first century are written an event taking place this month, May, 2019, will be seen as signaling the rebirth of historical Europe (as contrasted with the so-called European project, which is to speak of the secular … Continue reading
Recovering a Bright Medieval Vision for the Future
“I try to be unoriginal.” That quote was attributed to Brother Francis in a recent conversation I had with a friend, who, like me, regards Brother as a beloved mentor. Our teacher’s point, which he made in various ways over … Continue reading
Dr. Andrew Jones: ‘The Liturgical Cosmos: The Worldview of the High Middle Ages’
The YouTube videos below constitute a three-part series of lectures by Dr. Andrew Jones. The lectures treat of Pope Innocent III and the ecumenical council he summoned, Lateran IV, which set about the difficult tasks of teaching orthodoxy, bringing about … Continue reading
The Heroic Catholic Fighters from the Vendee
The Imaginative Conservative, Nayeli Riano:The series of battles that took place in the Vendée have been almost entirely excluded from any recounting of the Revolution. Why? The rising in the Vendée paints a darker picture of the evils that Revolutionists did … Continue reading
The Story of the Attack On and Miraculous Rescue Of the Holy Shroud From the 1997 Fire
I have posted here the article from Contre Reform Catholique by Abbe Georges de Nantes. It is a tribute he sent to his fellow religious Brother Bruno who had written a thirty page defense of the authenticity of the Holy … Continue reading
Forces of God and UnGod
We hear incessantly these days that the nation is divided, as indeed it is. However, we never hear about the division that matters most in the long run. It is not the division between conservatives and liberals (much less the … Continue reading
He Was Converted at Notre Dame, Now He Watches the Cathedral Burn
National Catholic Register, Charles Lewis: By the time I the trip was over, something was stirring in me. I knew for certain that I needed to be baptized and start to live another life, a Christian life — which is … Continue reading
35 Years Ago Brother Francis Met in Rome With First US Ambassador to Vatican
I remember it well because I was with Brother Francis at the time. I knew the city fairly well having studied there at the Angelicum for a year back in 1973. So, I was happy to be asked by Brother … Continue reading
Untold Story: Nazi Murder, Torture and ‘Experiments’ on Polish Girls in Ravensbrück Prison Camp
The Remnant, Tess Mullins: In the beginning, SS commander Heinrich Himmler used Ravensbrück, the largest women’s-only concentration camp in the Third Reich, as a show camp. There were flowers in the window boxes, birdcages and a beautiful road lined with … Continue reading
Coming Home
‘Warren,’ she said, ‘he has come home to die: You needn’t be afraid he’ll leave you this time.’ ‘Home,’ he mocked gently. ‘Yes, what else but home? It all depends on what you mean by home. Of course he’s nothing … Continue reading
Mexican Priest Pays Tribute to Spain and Her Missionaries
CNA: “From Spain we received through extraordinary missionaries such as Pedro de Gante, Motolinia, Fray Juan de Zumárraga, and Tata Vasco de Quiroga, the greatest thing we Mexicans have, the true faith, faith in Jesus Christ, and therefore access to … Continue reading
Treated Poor for Free, Prescribed the Sacraments for Some, Dr. Mariano Mullerat Executed During Spain’s Civil War
Aleteia, Larry Peterson: His name was Mariano Mullerat I Soldevila, and he was born on March 24, 1897, in Tarragona, Spain. He was the sixth of seven children and his parents, Ramon Mullerat and his wife, Bonaventura, were devout Catholics. … Continue reading
Jewish Historian Josephus and His Testimony of Christ
Aleteia, John Burger: “There was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works,” he wrote in the year 93. Flavius Josephus is one of … Continue reading
Catholic Wabanaki Indians and Their Armed Support for House of Stuart
Catholic Herald, Matthew R. Bahar: It was 1715 and a tribal people were preparing to assist in restoring Britain’s exiled Royal House of Stuart, sharpening tomahawks, covering themselves in war paint and raising sails on ships built to the highest … Continue reading
