Straight Line of Fidelity
Figures who crossed history like stars: a brief account of personalities who followed a straight line of fidelity.
Church History
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The Most Beautiful Crowns of Christendom – More Than Just Jewels… A Link with Heaven!
The most beautiful crowns of Christendom: more than jewels, a link with Heaven. Their history from ancient times to the Middle Ages.
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The War of Canudos – From Defamation to Destruction
The War of Canudos in Brazil: how a community was defamed and destroyed, in the light of Christ’s words, “the world hates you.”
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“Come, Follow Me”: Ideal of Every Christian
“Come, follow Me”: the call Jesus made to the rich young man is the ideal of every Christian. What it means to leave all and follow Him.
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The Miracle on the Vistula
1920: the Red Army advances on Warsaw. How Poland, under Mary’s protection, stopped it in the Miracle on the Vistula.
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Baldwin IV, King of Jerusalem – Royalty and Misfortune Embrace
Baldwin IV, the leper King of Jerusalem: a story where royalty and misfortune embrace in the defence of the Holy Sepulchre.
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Ferdinand Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel – A Grandee of Spain
Ferdinand Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, Duke of Alba: a grandee of Spain in the momentous 16th century.
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Winston Churchill – The “Old Lion”
Why an article on Winston Churchill in a Catholic magazine? Admiration for the “Old Lion” who led England in its darkest hour.
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The Historical Role of Providential Men
All men serve God’s designs, but some are chosen for a special mission. The historical role of providential men.
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Wrath and Mercy
Why does God sometimes show mercy and at other times His majestic wrath? A reflection on wrath and mercy in history.
