The English ship Bounty, commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh, journeyed to the South Pacific in 1787 to collect plants of the breadfruit tree. Sailors signed on gladly, considering the voyage a trip to paradise. Having no second-in-command, Captain Bligh appointed … Continue reading The Bounty Bible
If all the world were like us,” wrote a humble hatmaker… Continue reading Doused with Brandy
Ugo Boncompagni was born… Continue reading The Pope Who Commissioned the Gregorian Calendar
Angela Merici or Angela de Merici was born in 1474 on a farm near Desenzano del Garda, a small town on the southwestern shore of Lake Garda in Lombardy, Italy. She and her older sister, Giana Maria, were left orphans when she was ten years old. They … Continue reading The Rule of Life
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