History of Western Civilization

Fr. Frederick William Faber

September 26, 2024

September 11 – Prince Eugen of Savoy crushes the Turks at Zenta

September 9, 2024

September 11 – His fame will last forever as that of a gallant soldier and a true Christian

September 9, 2024

August 24 – Saint Bartholomew’s Day: the real story

August 22, 2024

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Saves the Philippines from the Invading Dutch Fleet – Part 2

July 25, 2024

June 17 – Sobieski

June 17, 2024

Three Monarchs: Two Saints and a Tyrant – Part I

June 17, 2024

The entire population was slaughtered, except those who embraced Islam

June 13, 2024

Our Lady Help of Christians, to commemorate the liberation of the Pope from Napoleon’s prison

May 23, 2024

May 15 – William Lockhart

May 13, 2024

Noblesse Oblige – Part 2

May 9, 2024

Noblesse Oblige – Part 1

May 6, 2024

March 11 – Constantine the Great

March 11, 2024

January 3 – Discoverer of Oregon and of the entire California coast

January 1, 2024

Henri I De Lorraine – Duke of Guise

December 21, 2023

December 24 – Vasco da Gama

December 21, 2023

The king who made France “First-born daughter of the Church”

November 27, 2023

How a Catholic Queen gave Spain its Golden Age

November 23, 2023

October 25 – The original hood

October 23, 2023

April 24 – Battle of Mühlberg

April 20, 2023

April 24 – Pope Benedict XII

April 20, 2023

First recorded Mass in the Americas: January 6, 1494 at La Isabela, Dominican Republic

January 5, 2023

January 3 – Discoverer of Oregon and of the entire California coast

January 2, 2023

Lepanto: Turkish might buckles in the grandest naval battle of History

October 5, 2020

August 15 – The Knights of St. John capture Rhodes and establish their sovereignty

August 12, 2019

August 7 – The Emperor who considered Christianity a crime worthy of death

August 5, 2019

August 7 – Opponent of Gregory VII

August 5, 2019

Pope Pius II offers to go on Crusade against the Turks: a rousing call to arms

October 11, 2018

October 5 – Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos

October 4, 2018

Who Was Christopher Columbus, and Why Is He Important?

October 4, 2018

October 1 – The Hon. George Spencer

September 27, 2018

September 3 – Her Only Crime Was Her Attachment To The Queen

September 3, 2018

August 23 – Cardinal-General

August 20, 2018

June 22 – Battle of Sisak

June 21, 2018

May 15 – William Lockhart

May 14, 2018

May 14 – The Right to Revolt

May 10, 2018

May 8 – When St. Michael Appeared

May 7, 2018

May 10 – French or American?

May 7, 2018

April 17 – Controversial Pope

April 16, 2018

April 10 – Pope Gregory XIII

April 9, 2018

April 11 – American Hero of the Seal of Confession

April 9, 2018

April 11 – Antonio Ruiz de Montoya

April 9, 2018

March 7 – Stoic Emperor

March 5, 2018

February 28 – The Gentleman Instructed in the conduct of a virtuous and happy life

February 26, 2018

Excommunicating and Deposing Elizabeth I of England

February 22, 2018

February 20 – Leaders and future nobility appear in times of desperate distress

February 19, 2018

February 12 – Tadeusz Kosciuszko

February 8, 2018

February 3 – His crime was to call the queen a schismatic

February 1, 2018

February 1 – Adventurer Historian

January 29, 2018

February 1 – “The sublime genius of the man”

January 29, 2018

January 22 – Patron of American Missions

January 22, 2018

St. Stephen, Apostolic King of Hungary, Saint, Warrior, Apostle – Conclusion

January 11, 2018

St. Stephen, Apostolic King of Hungary, Saint, Warrior, Apostle – Part V

January 4, 2018

St. Stephen, Apostolic King of Hungary, Saint, Warrior, Apostle – Part IV

December 28, 2017

St. Stephen, Apostolic King of Hungary, Saint, Warrior, Apostle – Part III

December 21, 2017

St. Stephen, Apostolic King of Hungary, Saint, Warrior, Apostle – Part II

December 14, 2017

St. Stephen, Apostolic King of Hungary, Saint, Warrior, Apostle

December 7, 2017

November 3 – The Battle of Mentana

November 2, 2017

October 28 – Uncommon Valor

October 26, 2017

October 20 – Emperor Marcian

October 19, 2017

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