The Edict of Nantes
“Paris is well worth a Mass,” Continue reading The Edict of Nantes
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A Mystery of Providence
Packed churches replaced feasts of human flesh. Continue reading A Mystery of Providence
Ordeal by Fire
How could the crowd that cheered Jesus on Palm Sunday have crucified him on Friday? How can public opinion turn so quickly? That’s what Jerome Savonarola asked on April 7, 1498. He lived in Florence during the height of the … Continue reading Ordeal by Fire
The Flying Scotsman
Eric Liddell was a missionary kid born in China. At age seven his parents enrolled him in a boarding school in Britain, and he spent most of his childhood separated from them. But school officials encouraged him to devote himself … Continue reading The Flying Scotsman
Another Brilliant Bishop
He compiled history’s first encyclopedia, the Etymologiae. Continue reading Another Brilliant Bishop
William of Orange
Philip II, king of Spain, born during the days of Luther, despised the Reformation. His object in life was to destroy Protestants and see Catholicism entrenched throughout Europe. It was Philip whose Spanish Inquisition snuffed out Reformation fires in Spain … Continue reading William of Orange
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