“The Father of Lenape Writing”
David Zeisberger was born on April 11, 1721 in Zauchtenthal, Moravia. There is no mention of his parents. However, at the age of six, he moved with his family to […]
Christmas in April
He made a covenant with God that day, writing down 13 items, initialing each one.
The Last Avignon Pope
Pierre Roger de Beaufort was born at Maumont, France, around 1330. His uncle was Clement VI who bestowed a number of benefices upon him. In 1348, the pope created the eighteen-year-old a […]
Old Jeffrey
The family eventually named their ghost “Old Jeffrey.”
Passing the Flame
Knox was soon imprisoned on a galley ship…
Robert “Cotton” Southwell
The death of Robert Southwell on this day, February 21, 1595, dramatizes the fact that neither high birth, sincerity, poetic gifts nor a sweet disposition can protect one from persecution. Chances are […]
John Paton, Unstoppable Missionary
John Gibson Paton was born on 24 May 1824, in a farm cottage at Braehead, Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. He was the eldest of the 11 children of James and Janet Paton. […]
The Hermit-Pope
Peter of Morone craved a hermit’s life. His asceticism appealed to certain others, and in 1254 he founded an order known as the Hermits of St. Damian. He lived as […]
Rivers of Blood
History is littered with the names of infamous rogues who drank rolling rivers of blood with devilish delight. Among them was the Spanish General Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, the Duke […]
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 […]
Rhemalogy 
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