Do You Know the “Second Founder” of Notre Dame?
“Beneath it all, or perhaps above it all, I am what I am: a Catholic priest. I enjoy being a Catholic priest.”
History
Why Catholics Call Mary the “Mother of God”
Mary gave birth to the second person of the Trinity—the divine nature was already present.
Why Only 27 New Testament Books?
Do you know the factors that helped develop the Old Testament canon?
Words That Meant Something Different to the Apostles Than They Do Now
Do you know the original meaning of these key words?
Pope Saint Pius X: Eclypser of Errors
The more I read and learned about the sainted bishop of Rome the more I gained an appreciation for what he offered the Church.
A Roman Epidemic, St. Gregory the Great, and the Regina Caeli
Do you know the history of one of our sweetest anthipons?
Don’t Be an Ass! Celebrate the Real Christmas Donkey!
While there’s no mention of the donkey in the Bible, it’s widely accepted as donkeys were commonly used to transport things in those days—and here’s the real donkey.
How Justin Martyr Rescued the Old Testament for Christians
To get the full picture of what all went into the Bible, we must study the complete picture of what was happening at that time in history.
This Incredible New Book Chronicles the Heroes and Villains of the Discovery of America and West Indies
I admit, I’ve never heard of Bartolomé de las Casas and I probably never would have if I didn’t pick up this book. He was a 16th-century Spanish colonist who acted as a historian and social reformer before becoming a Dominican friar. He was appointed as the resident Bishop of Chiapas, and the first officially appointed “Protector of the Indians”. If …
