Tuesday, June 18, 2019

"We found two men of stupendous size" ~ The discovery of the relics of Saints Gervasius and Protasius by Ambrose of Milan

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Detail from Phillipe de Champaigne's painting entitled: The Discovery of the Relics of Saints Gervasius and Protasius (1653)  June ...
Thursday, June 13, 2019

"The ship was utterly consumed with all on board" ~ The persecutions of the Arian Emperor Valens

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Eighty orthodox clerics are burnt to death by the order of the Emperor Valens in this 18th century etching. The Roman Emperor Valens is...
Friday, June 07, 2019

A Pagan Convert Becomes Empress of the Romans ~ Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia, June 7, AD 421

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A modern mosaic portrait of Empress Eudocia featured on the exterior of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, Bulgaria. On June 7, AD 421,...
Friday, May 17, 2019

The Purpose of Opinion Polls is to Influence Public Opinion, Not to Measure It.

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Click here to share this image on Facebook. I created the above graphic four years ago as the presidential election cycle was just rampi...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

"Noble in person and excellent in royal manners" ~ Baptism of Desire and the suspicious death of Valentinian II

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Potrait of Valentinian II from a statue originally found in Aphrodisias.  On May 15, anno domini 392, the young Western Roman Emperor Va...
Thursday, May 09, 2019

"We are to be thrown overboard by the Empire" ~ The short reign of the last western Roman Emperor, Julius Nepos

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A gold solidus of Julius Nepos minted in Thessalonica. May 9 is one of several possible dates given for the death of the last Western Ro...
Thursday, May 02, 2019

“O Athanasius, you think to escape, but you will not escape” ~ May 2, Feast day of Saint Athanasius the Great

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Saint Athanasius is exiled from Alexandria. Today is the feast of Saint Athanasius, 4th century patriarch of Alexandria, and a doctor of...
Thursday, April 25, 2019

How Did Saint Mark Become the Patron of Venice?

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Detail from the central lunette of the Basilica of Saint Mark in Venice showing the translation of Saint Mark's relics, ca. 13th cent...
Monday, April 22, 2019

Kate Smith: "All men are equal and have an equal right to enjoy the fruits of this earth."

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Click here to share on Facebook. The memory of Kate Smith—best known for her soaring rendition of Irving Berlin's God Bless America ...
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Saturday, April 20, 2019

The 16,000 Martyrs of Persia during the Reign of Shapur II, 4th century AD

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King Sapor II sentences Persian Christians to torture and death, ca. AD 340. With Constantine's turn toward Christianity in AD 312, ...
Saturday, April 13, 2019

Venerable Fulton Sheen: "If our will is determined by forces outside of ourselves, we no longer will make amendment for our misdeeds."

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In 1953, during an episode of his nationally broadcast television program, Life is Worth Living entitled: "Character Building,...