History of Western Civilization

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

October 5, 2020

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

September 10, 2020

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

July 13, 2020

Slogans of the Revolution

July 9, 2020

David, Charlemagne’s Faithful Retainer

February 13, 2020

January 28 – Great in every sense

January 27, 2020

The Crusades Were Acts of Faith

January 16, 2020

Two Cities Mirror Two Eras

November 28, 2019

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

November 25, 2019

All Saints Day: How many saints were noble?

October 31, 2019

Why celebrate Columbus Day?

October 10, 2019

But for Just War, the West Would Be Muslim, Pagan, or Barbarian

August 22, 2019

Saint Augustine and Just War

August 15, 2019

August 15 – Prester John

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

July 22 – The Siege of Belgrade (1456)

July 18, 2019

The True Cross Is Lost in the Crusaders’ Defeat by Saladin at the Horns of Hattin

July 4, 2019

May 24 – Our Lady Help of Christians, to commemorate the liberation of the Pope from prison

May 23, 2019

May 20 – Christopher Columbus Dies But His Glory Remains

May 16, 2019

April 27 – First circumnavigator of the world

April 25, 2019

A Reflection On Notre Dame Cathedral

April 18, 2019

January 28 – Great in every sense

January 24, 2019

December 4 – From a Muslim court, he opposed the Christian Emperor…and won!

December 3, 2018

Moslem Seville surrenders to Saint Ferdinand

November 22, 2018

Non-Negotiables: King Baldwin refuses to surrender Christian cities to save the life of Gervais, Count of Tiberias

November 15, 2018

November 13 – Grand Master of the Order of Christ

November 12, 2018

October 21 – Hammer of Muslim invaders

October 18, 2018

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

October 11, 2018

Who Was Christopher Columbus, and Why Is He Important?

October 4, 2018

October 1 – The Hon. George Spencer

September 27, 2018

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

September 10, 2018

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

September 10, 2018

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

September 3, 2018

“Soldiers Of Hell, Become Soldiers Of The Living God!”— Blessed Urban II Launches the Crusades

August 23, 2018

August 23 – Cardinal-General

August 20, 2018

June 22 – Battle of Sisak

June 21, 2018

June 17, 1793: Pius VI condemns the revolutionary concepts of liberty and equality

June 14, 2018

June 10 – Most Sublime Figure of Portuguese Literature

June 7, 2018

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

May 17, 2018

May 19 – Charlemagne’s Scholar

May 17, 2018

May 21 – De Soto meets the mighty Mississippi

May 17, 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 30 – “Thank God for the victory”

April 26, 2018

April 17 – Controversial Pope

April 16, 2018

Death of Father Jacques Marquette

April 12, 2018

God Rewarded Christendom For the Reconquista and the First Crusade with Wisdom and Civilization

April 12, 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

Noblesse Oblige – Part 2

March 8, 2018

March 7 – Stoic Emperor

March 5, 2018

Noblesse Oblige – Part 1

March 1, 2018

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

February 26, 2018

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

February 19, 2018

February 12 – Tadeusz Kosciuszko

February 8, 2018

February 4 – Pope Gregory V

February 1, 2018

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