Tuesday, November 23, 2021

"That the nation, seeing that their temples are not destroyed, may remove error from their hearts." ~ St. Gregory the Great's letter to St. Mellitus on reconsecrating pagan temples as Christian churches, AD 601

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Saint Mellitus refuses communion to the sons of Sabert, king of the East Saxons. Etching by Hubert François Bourguignon Gravelot, 1743. Ther...
Thursday, November 04, 2021

Interview with Michael T. Cibenko, the author of Masaru — a new novel for young Catholics

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Getting young readers interested in the grand sweep of history is one of my callings in life. So when an outstanding new Catholic historical...
Thursday, October 28, 2021

“Constantine can not be overcome!” ~ Constantine enters Rome in triumph after the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, October 28, AD 312

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Ruben's fanciful rendering of Maxentius plunging to his death at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.  When Constantine entered Rome on Oct...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

The Sudden Collapse of Greco-Roman Paganism and Rise of Christianity during the 4th century AD ~ Some Stark Clues Courtesy of Julian the Apostate

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Fresco of Jesus approaching the tomb of Lazarus, from the Catacombs of the Via Latina in Rome, 4th century AD. In the years following the vi...
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Thursday, October 07, 2021

"It was a sport and pastime to humble those exalted heads." ~ The Damnatio Memoriae and the relatively commonplace destruction of monuments during the Roman Empire.

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The Darkening Age tells only a small part of the story. If you follow Roman history interest groups on various social media platforms, you ...
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Monday, August 09, 2021

Catholic Homeschool Grad Authors New Book in the Vision Series by Ignatius Press ~ "Louis and Zélie: The Holy Parents of Saint Thérèse"

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Several years ago, I attended one of the wonderful IHM Catholic Homeschooling conferences in northern New Jersey. At that event, I was priv...
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

"The Blood of the Martyr as Fresh as if It Had Been Shed on That Very Day" ~ The discovery of the relics of Saints Nazarius and Celsus by Ambrose of Milan

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The martyrdom of Saints Nazarius and Celsus from the early 11th century Menologion of Basil II. July 28 is the feast day of two fairly obscu...