John Carroll America’s 1st
The greatest blessing which in my estimation I could receive from God would be immediate death.” So wrote John Carroll to his mother in 1773. Word had just reached him […]
Four Centuries
Carey, 31, reviewed the achievements of the Moravians and recounted the Bible’s missionary mandate.
Solidarity
Within a year, spontaneous strikes occurred throughout Poland;
Domini Canes
Dominic and Francis lived at the same time, and both founded an order of preachers—the Dominicans and the Franciscans. Francis grew up amid great wealth, repudiated it all, and established […]
Sacked Again
In 1523 Giulio de’ Medici became Pope Clement VII. Martin Luther was causing problems at the time, but portents soon appeared of greater distresses to come. On April 8, 1527, […]
Vatican II
Equally important, the attitude of Catholics toward other Christian bodies shifted.
The Subtle Doctor
Yet Scotus didn’t teach his position as dogma, but as probability, writing: “Upon this question I say that God was able to effect it that Mary was never in original sin.
Toothpicks & Oranges
The Tower of London, sitting forbiddingly on the Thames, is a small village within impregnable walls. It has served as a palace, a fortress, and, more ominously, a prison. Here […]
Golden Mouthed
For 15 centuries, this day in church history has belonged to John Chrysostom, who died on September 14, 407 at age 60. His powerful sermons gave him the reputation as […]
Eighty and Six Years
“You try to frighten me with fire that burns for an hour and you forget the fire of hell that never goes out.”
Arrest of Cardinal Mindszenty
Freedom to practice religion was a rare commodity in Hungary during the Nazi occupation and under the Communist tyranny that followed it. Any religious leader who resisted either of these […]
Rhemalogy 
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