History of Western Civilization

Why celebrate Columbus Day?

October 12, 2026

September 24 – “There is nothing so sublime as the papacy nor so exalted as the imperial throne”

September 24, 2026

September 24 – Founding Father

September 24, 2026

September 21 – Pope Conon

September 21, 2026

September 21 – Victim of intrigue

September 21, 2026

September 18 – The first time US Congress went to Mass

September 17, 2026

September 19 – The Pope asks Princess Mary to marry James II of England

September 17, 2026

September 7 – Milkos Zrinyi

September 7, 2026

September 7 – The Outrage of Anagni

September 7, 2026

August 29 – At the helm during the French Revolution

August 27, 2026

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

August 24, 2026

August 15 – Prester John

August 13, 2026

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

August 13, 2026

July 27 – Hunted Priest

July 27, 2026

July 28 – Nepotism Sometimes Bears Good Fruit

July 27, 2026

June 15 – Battle of Lyndanisse during the Northern Crusades

June 15, 2026

June 15 – King John of England signs Magna Carta

June 15, 2026

June 17 – Sobieski

June 15, 2026

June 14 – The entire population was slaughtered, except those who embraced Islam

June 11, 2026

June 10 – Most Sublime Figure of Portuguese Literature

June 8, 2026

May 14 – When the King Does Not Fulfill His Promises

May 14, 2026

May 10 – French or American?

May 7, 2026

May 3 – Finding of the Holy Cross

April 30, 2026

April 10 – Pope Gregory XIII

April 9, 2026

April 11 – Antonio Ruiz de Montoya

April 9, 2026

March 11 – Constantine the Great

March 9, 2026

February 23 – The responsibilities of leadership are heavy

February 23, 2026

February 20 – Pope Martin V

February 19, 2026

January 17 – Scanderbeg: the hero of Christendom

January 15, 2026

January 2 – The Infant of Prague

January 1, 2026

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

January 1, 2026

December 23 – Duke of Guise

December 22, 2025

November 27 – The king who made France “First-born daughter of the Church”

November 27, 2025

November 28 – December 27 – Siege of Jasna Góra

November 27, 2025

November 3 – The Battle of Mentana

November 3, 2025

October 20 – Emperor Marcian

October 20, 2025

October 21 – Hammer of Muslim invaders

October 20, 2025

Why celebrate Columbus Day?

October 13, 2025

August 22 – The pope who preached a Crusade against the German Emperor Frederick II

August 18, 2025

August 15 – Prester John

August 14, 2025

August 5 – Our Lady of the Snow

August 4, 2025

July 28 – Nepotism Sometimes Bears Good Fruit

July 28, 2025

April 22 – Cabral and the Discovery of Brazil

April 21, 2025

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

February 20, 2025

Pope Martin V

February 20, 2025

February 15 – Ferdinand II, Emperor

February 13, 2025

February 4 – Pope Gregory V

February 3, 2025

January 2 – The Infant of Prague

January 2, 2025

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

January 2, 2025

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

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