Flower of Scotland
In our quest for the truly unsung heroes of Scotland, we must look beyond those flowers which are in full, admirable bloom to those fading flowers which have been neglected.
Unsung Heroes from an Undersung Country
The Poles are an iron-forged people, shaped into a sword of faithful resilience in the heat of battle. This faithful resilience has been further shaped by the resilience of their Catholic Faith.
Anti-Catholic Revolution and Catholic Revival
The 18th century was a low point for the Church, particularly in France. But François-René de Chateaubriand would sow the seeds of the Catholic revival in France.
Four More Catholic Scientists You Might Not Know
The history of science is filled with faithful Catholics who sought to discover more and more about God’s creation.
Two Catholic Scientists You Might Not Know
Already effectively disproved through the rational arguments of philosophy and the evidence of history, atheism is now being debunked by the physical sciences.
Hilaire Belloc and the Catholic Cultural Revival
Hilaire Belloc helped lead a Catholic revival in England that was hugely influential in the growth of the Catholic presence in the wider culture.
The Unsung Convert Who Converted Millions to Catholic Teaching
E.F. Schumacher succeeded in popularizing Catholic social teaching in a way that far exceeded the limited success of Hilaire Belloc and G.K. Chesterton to do the same thing fifty years earlier.
JFK’s Other Assassination
Ngo Dinh Diem, the first President of South Vietnam, and JFK were both Catholics, though Catholics of very different persuasions.
African American Heroes of the Faith
Mother Mary Lange’s loyalty to the Catholic Faith and her tireless life of service to Christ and the Church He had founded was evident throughout her life.
A Neglected Novelist
It would be good for today’s Catholics to know more about Maurice Baring and to discover what they’ve been missing in their ignorance of his work.
A Song of Praise to Six Unsung Singers of Sacred Music
The nineteenth century was a time of great Catholic revival in Europe and the Americas; and nowhere was this more evident than in France, particularly in six music composers.
A King Among Fools and Flatterers
During the reign of the Danish king Canute, a devout Christian, the Faith in England flourished.
C.S. Lewis & Roy Campbell: The Best of Friends & Enemies
A look at the controversial and complex relationship between C.S. Lewis and Roy Campbell.
A Convert Among Communists and Carmelites
Roy Campbell is mostly unknown today, but he once enjoyed fame and endured infamy—attacked bitterly by C.S. Lewis and defended vociferously by J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Unsung St. Nicholas
St. Nicholas Owen was one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, killed during the reign of King James I.
Unsung Heroes of Christendom
We need to recognize those lesser-known saints whose lives of heroic self-sacrifice have been forgotten, the heroes who helped build Christendom.
Honoring Heroes in a Time of Crisis
In the midst of a long but temporal defeat, Christians can find encouragement in glimpses of our final victory.
Hilaire Belloc Revisited
Trying to encapsulate the scope of Hilaire Belloc’s achievement in a brief essay is akin to trying to capture the immensity of the seas that he sailed in the finiteness of the flagons from which he imbibed.
Homage to a Culture Warrior
With the death of St. Augustine Press founder Bruce Fingerhut, Christendom lost a great culture warrior.
The Challenge of Charity
As a young man, I was consumed by anger at the state of the world and hated those I thought responsible. Save me, Lord, from falling into that trap today regarding the Church.