History of Western Civilization

February 4 – Probably the most learned man of his age

February 1, 2016

February 4 – Pope Gregory V

February 1, 2016

January 28 – Great in every sense

January 25, 2016

Don Pelayo and the Reconquista of Spain

January 14, 2016

Regal Splendor and Popular Comfort

January 14, 2016

Vasco da Gama Prays To Our Lady Before Setting Out For India

January 7, 2016

January 2 – St. Gregory of Nazianzus

December 31, 2015

January 3 – They called him the “Archangel”

December 31, 2015

December 23 – Duke of Guise

December 21, 2015

Centuries Elapsed Before Champlain’s Accomplishments Were Acknowledged

December 3, 2015

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

December 3, 2015

December 2 – Cause of Our Joy

November 30, 2015

How the Tartars Chose Their First King

November 26, 2015

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

November 26, 2015

November 28 – December 27 – Siege of Jasna Góra

November 26, 2015

November 28 – Count Louis de Baude Frontenac

November 26, 2015

November 29 – The coronation of St. Louis IX of France

November 26, 2015

November 25 – The day a 16 year old invalid and a handful of men defeated a huge professional army

November 23, 2015

November 21 – Pope St. Gelasius I

November 19, 2015

November 23 – Saint Ferdinand takes Seville

November 19, 2015

November 13 – Grand Master of the Order of Christ

November 12, 2015

November 15 – Profoundly impressed by the religious atmosphere of his home

November 12, 2015

Samuel de Champlain: The Chaste Founder of Canada

November 5, 2015

A Crusading Knight Reflects the Majesty of Our Lord Jesus Christ

November 5, 2015

November 8 – Charlemagne sent him to his enemies

November 5, 2015

November 3 – The Battle of Mentana

November 2, 2015

All Hallows Eve – How many saints were noble?

October 29, 2015

October 27 – The Christian King Who Invaded Arabia

October 26, 2015

October 28 – Saint, Soldier, Statesman

October 26, 2015

October 25 – The original hood

October 22, 2015

October 26 – Their black magic could not withstand the sign of the cross

October 22, 2015

October 20 – Emperor Marcian

October 19, 2015

October 21 – Hammer of Muslim invaders

October 19, 2015

St. Louis the Crusader-King Tries to Bring the Tartars to the Catholic Faith

October 15, 2015

October 17 – The Battle of Cholet

October 15, 2015

October 18 – A day that sparked the Crusades

October 15, 2015

October 18 – Adopted nobility

October 15, 2015

October 15 – Casimir Pulaski

October 12, 2015

The Library: Just a Place for Books or also a Symbol of the Dignity of the Mind?

October 8, 2015

October 9 – Superb and valiant knight

October 8, 2015

October 11 – He dared step into the gap during the crisis

October 8, 2015

Why celebrate Columbus Day?

October 8, 2015

Who Was Christopher Columbus, and Why Is He Important?

October 8, 2015

Columbus, and how to make Key Lime Pie

October 8, 2015

A Monument Raised from a Ruin, an Institution from a Custom

October 1, 2015

The Castle of Valençay

September 24, 2015

September 26 – Fr. Frederick William Faber

September 24, 2015

September 18 – The first time US Congress went to Mass

September 17, 2015

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

September 17, 2015

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

September 10, 2015

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

September 10, 2015

September 12 – Simon de Montfort Crushes the Albigensians at Muret

September 10, 2015

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

September 10, 2015

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

September 10, 2015

September 7 – The Outrage of Anagni

September 3, 2015

Chivalry and Love Of The Fight

August 27, 2015

August 29 – At the helm during the French Revolution

August 27, 2015

August 23 – Cardinal-General

August 20, 2015

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

August 20, 2015

August 18 – The Empress who found the True Cross

August 17, 2015

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