Nazi Stormtroopers Versus the Soldiers of Christ
Blessed Otto Neururer would be the first priest to be martyred by the Nazis but by no means the last.
In the Shadow of Alfred the Great
Few remember Athelstan, Alfred’s grandson, who is neither lionized by the poets nor canonized by the Church. As we shall see, he is a warrior king who is perhaps equal in greatness to Alfred and possibly rivals Edmund and Edward in piety.
The Hidden Saints of Seventh-Century England
There is a little-known English saint who shares March 17 with St. Patrick as her feast day, even though she is never invited to the party. This is St. Withburga.
A Forgotten Defender of Tradition
Hugh Ross Williamson was an indefatigable defender of the Catholic Church against what Belloc had called the “enormous mountain of ignorant wickedness” that constituted “tom-fool Protestant history.”
TV Stars Who No Longer Shine
Malcolm Muggeridge and Marshall McLuhan are two now-mostly-forgotten TV stars who converted to Catholicism.
Heroes of the Vendée
The Catholic people of the Vendée, aware of the horrors being unleashed by the stormtroopers of the French Revolution, responded courageously to the threat to their Faith and their way of life.
The Conversion of Death & the Lifegiving Power of Beauty
Back in 2017, before the covidious cloud descended like madness, the world might have seemed a saner and simpler place. It wasn’t. It was the same dark and dismal place it is today, a vale of tears and a land of exile, with only the same glimmers of lifegiving grace to lighten the load and … Read more
Unsung Heroines of the Early Church
Let us look at some holy women of the early centuries of the Church who are not well known.
A Stranger to Fame
Malachy G. Carroll might have had only one novel in him, and he might have only one novel to his largely unknown name, but it’s a minor classic that every Catholic should read.
Restoring the Beauty of the Liturgy
The Church cannot continue to transform and humanize the world if she dispenses with the beauty of the liturgy.
The Death and Resurrection of Tradition
Dom Prosper Guéranger’s tireless promotion of Gregorian chant bore great cultural fruit and helped with the Catholic revival in France.
O Pioneers!
Pioneering priests such as Frs. Jean-Baptiste Lamy and Joseph Projectus Machebeuf are unsung heroes of Christendom, but deserve to be recognized.
The Unsung Shakespeare
Why should one of the most famous people in history be featured as one of the unsung heroes of Christendom? Perhaps because most people do not perceive Shakespeare as a hero of Christendom.
Knight of Malta and Shield of Europe
There was a time, a far healthier time, when the heroism of those who defended Malta from the Islamic onslaught was lauded by the whole Christian world.
Hidden Pearls of Great Price
A trio of female English Martyrs deserve a special place among the unsung heroes of Christendom.
Physicians for Life
When doctors have become dealers in death, we need to sing the praises of those noble physicians who have taken a courageous stand for the culture of life.
Unheeded Wisdom in the Economic Wasteland
Wilhelm Röpke developed what was called “humane economics,” which placed the dignity of the human person at the core of economic thought, theory, and practice.
The Secret Seven Poets Everyone Should Know
Who are the “Secret Seven” poets who have been sadly forgotten and unjustly neglected, all but one of whom were converts to Catholicism and all of whom everyone should know?
Remembering a Forgotten Poet
Francis Thompson was eulogized memorably by G.K. Chesterton, who described him as “the greatest poetic energy since Robert Browning.”
Good News for a New World
Bartolomé de Las Casas is an unsung hero who wanted to convert the pagan Native Americans to Christ as well as stop the sinful aspects of the European conquest of the New World.