Yale Founded to Fight Liberalism
Today Yale’s original ideals have faded. Continue reading Yale Founded to Fight Liberalism
Category: This Day In Christian History
Thecla, a Woman to Tame the Wild Teutons
The savage Teutonic people of Northern Europe were brought to Christ by missionaries in the eighth century. The most famous of these gospel-bearers was Boniface. Among his helpers were women. Christianity succeeds best where it reaches both sexes in a … Continue reading Thecla, a Woman to Tame the Wild Teutons
Massachusetts Law Against Quakers
Religion was taken seriously in the seventeenth century in Europe and America because most people still believed that their faith dealt with issues of truth, not simply the opinions of men. In the colony of Massachusetts there were strict laws … Continue reading Massachusetts Law Against Quakers
Relics
In various other European churches, one could view Noah’s beard, Jacob’s rock, Moses’ rod, or the stone of Christ’s sepulcher Continue reading Relics
Oliver Plunkett Canonized
When Oliver Plunkett was canonized as a saint by the Roman Church on this day, October 12, 1975, he was the first Irishman in almost 700 years to receive the honor. He had paid for it with a perilous life, sturdy civil … Continue reading Oliver Plunkett Canonized
The Battle of Tours
In 570 the woman Amina bore a son who, according to eastern storytellers, cried out immediately at birth, “There is no god but Allah, and I am his prophet!” He was Mohammed, the “Promised One,” and it was he who … Continue reading The Battle of Tours
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