Germany

December 7 – The People Acclaimed Him as Bishop Even Though He Was Unbaptized

December 3, 2020

November 15 – Universal Doctor

November 12, 2020

November 16 – St. Mechtilde

November 12, 2020

November 12 – Co-regent

November 9, 2020

November 7 – Martyred in Mecca

November 5, 2020

November 7 – He Went on Crusade to Atone for His Sins

November 5, 2020

November 8 – Charlemagne sent him to his enemies

November 5, 2020

October 31 – He forced the devil to build a church

October 29, 2020

All Saints’ Day: How many saints were noble?

October 29, 2020

My Old Acquaintance, The Unimaginable

October 22, 2020

October 21 – The Tale of Saint Ursula

October 19, 2020

October 22 – St. Wendelin of Trier

October 19, 2020

October 16 – Duchess and saint

October 15, 2020

October 11 – Model Archduke, both spiritual and temporal

October 8, 2020

October 6 – Princes and popes coveted the advice of this silent man

October 5, 2020

September 25 – Did he compose the Salve Regina prayer?

September 24, 2020

September 17 – Greatly venerated even during her life

September 14, 2020

September 5 – St. Bertin

September 3, 2020

August 13 – Crusader nun

August 10, 2020

The Squire Was Usually Dubbed a Knight at Twenty-One

August 6, 2020

August 7 – Opponent of Gregory VII

August 6, 2020

August 3 – The day the bishop cursed his country

July 30, 2020

July 26 – In memoriam: Princess Tatiana Von Metternich – who called Hitler a “stuffed doll”

July 23, 2020

July 13 – Good King Henry

July 9, 2020

Divine Retribution

July 2, 2020

July 2 – Caught Between Two Masters

June 29, 2020

June 15 – The Northern Crusades

June 11, 2020

June 5 – My God Is Greater Than Your Tree

June 4, 2020

June 6 – Patron and Protector of Bohemia

June 4, 2020

June 7 – Martyr Prince of the Wends

June 4, 2020

June 8 – The Noble Countess Who Dedicated Her Life to Bringing Dissolute Women to Repentance

June 4, 2020

May 31 – St. Mechtildis of Edelstetten

May 28, 2020

May 4 – St. Godard

April 30, 2020

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

April 23, 2020

April 24 – “I came to extirpate heresy, not to embrace it”

April 23, 2020

April 25 – Builder

April 23, 2020

On the Cusp of Battle During the Crusades

April 16, 2020

April 17 – He rescued his country from crushing debt, yet waged incessant war

April 16, 2020

April 17 – Mother of Fr. Gallitzin

April 16, 2020

April 18 – St. Willigis

April 16, 2020

With Uncovered Head

April 9, 2020

March 27 – Royal Simplicity

March 26, 2020

March 26 – St. Ludger

March 23, 2020

March 22 – He Stood Up to Hitler Without Flinching

March 19, 2020

March 14 – Patroness of Those Falsely Accused

March 12, 2020

March 16 – Chancellor to Italy and Germany

March 12, 2020

March 3 – Empress Saint

March 2, 2020

March 1 – Apostle of the Frisians

February 27, 2020

February 25 – Princess, Abbess, Miracle Worker

February 24, 2020

February 18 – Charlemagne’s envoy to the pope

February 17, 2020

David, Charlemagne’s Faithful Retainer

February 13, 2020

February 11 – St. Benedict of Aniane

February 10, 2020

February 4 – Probably the most learned man of his age

February 3, 2020

February 5 – St. Adelaide of Cologne

February 3, 2020

February 3 – The Stuff of Which Saints Are Made

January 30, 2020

January 28 – Great in every sense

January 27, 2020

Pope St. Gregory VII Deposes Henry IV, Emperor of Germany

January 23, 2020

Like today, the Middle Ages had great sinners. Unlike today, it also had great penitents. The story of Renaud de Montauban

January 9, 2020

January 1 – He brought to the West some of the most famous relics

December 30, 2019

Some Reflections on the Story of the Little Drummer Boy – Part II

December 26, 2019

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