On this day in the year of our Lord 483, the relics of St. John Chrysostom were transported to Constantinople thirty years after his death. ...

Exactly 1,631 years ago today, in AD 379, Theodosius was elevated to the rank of co-emperor at the age of 32. His elevation occurred only a ...

I have come to have tremendous love for and devotion to St. Francis de Sales of late, having recently read his Philothea . As a result, I ha...

Today is the 1478th anniversary of the quelling of the Nika Rebellion in Constantinople. After nearly a week of rioting in which about 1...

Young Katie Drexel was a child of privilege. Growing up during the difficult years of the Civil War and its aftermath, Katie nonetheless exp...

Aside from being the traditional date of the feast of the Epiphany, January 6 is also the birthday of one of my favorite saints, Joan of Arc...

At a banquet of the gods on Mount Olympus, the emperors of Rome were called to account to find which of them was the greatest. When Const...

Having read this book, I can now understand why St. Francis de Sales is a doctor of the Church. Simply put, Philothea, or An Introduction to...

Did you know that one of the greatest kings in Spanish history, Fernando III, was also a saint? I didn't. But thanks to author James Fit...

There's a vocations "crisis" in Spain. According to a Catholic News Agency article there are only 20 Jesuit novices, 5 Franci...

Here's a site that's been put up by a dear family friend who has just gone off to college. The purpose of the site is to be a resour...

(This is an article I wrote back in March for the 2009 issue of the Tarpeian Rock literary magazine . Just getting around to posting it now....

Here's a review of another book which purports to deal with the life and times of Constantine: The Age of Constantine the Great by Jaco...

I have now read, in whole or in part, about a dozen biographies of Constantine the Great, from the original Vita by Eusebius Pamphilus writ...

I met Maureen Wittmann at a Catholic homeschool curriculum fair and found her to be a delightful lady, full of anecdotes and ideas. Her book...

Here is a book on a subject that is perennially interesting to the general public--exorcism. As a Catholic myself, I have never had any doub...

Rolf is the only son of Hiarandi the Unlucky. Most of his father's ill luck springs from the fact that he is compassionate and that his ...

As disgusting and disgraceful as Father Jenkins and the board of Notre Dame have been over the whole Obama commencement speech fiasco, it no...

I found this very interesting work on Google and am bookmarking it for future reference. Lives of the Most Eminent Fathers of the Church tha...

Twelve year old Gretorix is a slave from far off Britain. His master, Justus, has bestowed him upon Diomed, a Roman boy who is paralyzed fro...