History of Western Civilization

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

October 5 – Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos

October 2, 2017

September 29 – Military Orders of St. Michael

September 28, 2017

October 1 – The Hon. George Spencer

September 28, 2017

September 21 – Pope Conon

September 18, 2017

September 21 – Victim of intrigue

September 18, 2017

September 14 – His gallant defeat saved Canada from the French Revolution

September 11, 2017

September 14 – Formerly a sign of abject disgrace, it now adorns even crowns and crests

September 11, 2017

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

September 7, 2017

September 7 – The Outrage of Anagni

September 4, 2017

September 7: Richard the Lionheart defeats Saladin at Arsuf – Video

September 4, 2017

September 7 – Milkos Zrinyi

September 4, 2017

August 29 – At the helm during the French Revolution

August 28, 2017

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

August 21, 2017

August 23 – Cardinal-General

August 21, 2017

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

August 21, 2017

August 20 – Bishop Matulionis’ life: a true Shepherd

August 17, 2017

August 21 – La Vallete

August 17, 2017

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

August 14, 2017

August 15 – Prester John

August 14, 2017

August 1 – Sts. Faith, Hope and Charity

July 31, 2017

August 2 – Resisted the Emperor’s demand

July 31, 2017

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