Chivalry

May 30 – Most Valiant King

May 27, 2021

April 29 – The Templars, Knights of Calatrava, of St. Lazarus, of Alcantara, of Avis, of St. Maurice, all trace their existence to this austere monk

April 26, 2021

April 23 – The Original Knight in Shining Armor

April 22, 2021

April 1 – Precursor of Our Lady of Fatima

March 29, 2021

The Sublime Glory of the Holy Land’s Military Orders

March 18, 2021

The French Crusaders’ Victories Came From Their High Admiration of Honor and Bravery

February 11, 2021

How Fatima, Portugal Was Named After a Moorish Princess

January 28, 2021

December 23 – The Knights of Aviz and Their Cistercian Founder

December 21, 2020

December 2 – Cause of Our Joy

November 30, 2020

A Muslim Emir Submits Seeing Godfrey of Bouillon Behead a Camel With One Stroke

November 5, 2020

October 30 – Patroness of the Teutonic Knights

October 29, 2020

Medieval Chansons de Geste Were Not Just Epics, but Popular Catechisms

October 15, 2020

Godfrey of Bouillon’s Austerity Shocks Visiting Muslim Emirs

October 8, 2020

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

October 5, 2020

Thibault V, King of Navarre, Stops Writing Love Songs and Composes New Ones Urging Men to Join the Sixth Crusade

October 1, 2020

September 29 – Military Orders of St. Michael

September 28, 2020

In Egypt, Saint Louis IX of France Storms Ashore With the Seventh Crusade

September 17, 2020

September 12 – The Holy Name of the Virgin Mary; in thanksgiving for the victory over the Turks at Vienna

September 10, 2020

August 25 – King, Crusader, Saint

August 24, 2020

August 25 – How do you portray a saint?

August 24, 2020

A King Serves His God

August 20, 2020

Known in History as “The Conqueror,” St. Pius V’s Prayers Were What This Ottoman Sultan Feared the Most

August 13, 2020

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

August 13, 2020

The Squire Was Usually Dubbed a Knight at Twenty-One

August 6, 2020

A Good Son Saves His Noble Parents From Great Peril

July 30, 2020

July 18 – A soldier of hell who became a soldier of heaven

July 16, 2020

July 16 – Catholic Spain’s fate in the balance at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

July 13, 2020

July 16 – Alfonso VIII of Castile crushes the Moors at Las Navas de Tolosa

July 13, 2020

Be Faithful to Your Duty and Fight, But Never Surrender the City

July 9, 2020

July 13 – The Crusaders attack Jerusalem

July 9, 2020

Vivien, the Scion of Noble Lineage, Could Not Be Turned Into a Merchant

June 25, 2020

Gaucher de Chatillon’s Death: A Lesson on How the Lower Exists to Serve the Higher

June 11, 2020

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

June 11, 2020

Saint Louis IX, the Crusader-King, Was a Peacemaker Among Christians

June 4, 2020

June 5 – Friendship is tested in adversity

June 4, 2020

With Saint Joan of Arc at His Side, Charles VII Is Crowned King of France

May 28, 2020

Charlemagne: God’s Providential Man for the Eighth Century

May 28, 2020

May 30 – Most Valiant King

May 28, 2020

The Thunder of Battle During the Crusades

May 21, 2020

May 16 – Leper King

May 14, 2020

The Great Siege of Malta, May 18–September 11, 1565, was won because of one man: Grand Master Jean Parisot de la Valette

May 14, 2020

Part II- Medieval Noble Parents Gave Their Boys Counsels of Honor and Wisdom

May 7, 2020

Medieval Noble Parents Gave Their Boys Counsels of Honor and Wisdom

April 30, 2020

Saint Joan of Arc’s Glory Outshines That of All Medieval Heroes

April 23, 2020

The King of France Used Lettres de Cachet to uphold Parental Authority and Family Honor

April 23, 2020

On the Cusp of Battle During the Crusades

April 16, 2020

Every year, on Good Friday

April 9, 2020

Emperor serves the table of the poor and washes their feet in imitation of Christ

April 9, 2020

On Holy Thursday, King Saint Ferdinand washes the feet of twelve poor men

April 6, 2020

“Thus Died Bayard” – Part II

April 2, 2020

April 4 – Grandmother of the Templars

April 2, 2020

April 1 – Precursor of Our Lady of Fatima

March 30, 2020

More Than Ever, Today We Need to Observe Chivalry’s Commandment: “Never Lie!”

March 26, 2020

“Thus Died Bayard”

March 26, 2020

Even Today One Can Be a True Knight!

March 19, 2020

Any Knight Could Dub Another Knight

March 12, 2020

Doolin’s Story

February 27, 2020

Roland Is Avenged and Ganelon the Traitor Is Condemned to Death

February 20, 2020

David, Charlemagne’s Faithful Retainer

February 13, 2020

February 15 – Ferdinand II, Emperor

February 13, 2020

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