History
Women and the Protestant Reformation
Luther and the Reformers went to war against the evangelical counsels as ideals and as the core of a vowed, religious life. Every woman—it was […]
History
Features
When evil triumphed: The 100th anniversary of Russia’s October Revolution
The centenary of the Bolshevik seizure of power in 1917 should be an occasion for understanding Marxism’s amoral and pseudo-religious nature. […]
Features
The Last Jesuit in China
Dr. Amanda C. R. Clark’s book China’s Last Jesuit tells the little known story of Fr. Charles J. McCarthy and the end of the mission […]
Features
Two Englishmen whose lives were commentary on the question of conscience
For Thomas More, following his conscience led him to martyrdom; for John Henry Newman, following his conscience led him to become a Catholic. […]
Books
Eamon Duffy’s “Reformation Divided” revises assumptions, offers deep historical insights
The five hundredth anniversary of the issuing of the Ninety-Five Theses by Martin Luther, the event customarily taken as the inauguration of the Protestant Reformation, is this October 31st. For such an anniversary, everyone who […]
History
Martin Luther: True reformer or defender of erroneous conscience?
Two trials, two appeals to conscience. Trial 1: I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. […]
History
Thoughts on the Western Wall, Fifty Years Later
Photographs can capture exceptional moments in an iconic way, making the original experience “present” emotionally as well as pictorially. The photo of U.S. Marines raising the American flag on Iwo Jima’s Mt. Suribachi “means a […]
History
Remembering the Rohna: A World War II Secret and Tragedy
Any veteran of World War II can tell you stories. But for Frank E. Bryer, his story—one he could never forget—was a terrible one. It began the moment his ship, called the Rohna, was sunk. […]
History
A Father’s Love: The Story of Charles and Anne
When it comes to failed governments in our time, it’s hard to ignore French President François Hollande’s administration. Hollande’s record on basic issues like unemployment as well as his ineptness in the face of jihadist […]
History
The murdered Ulma family’s story is bringing Catholics and Jews together today
Pope Francis has frequently spoken of an “ecumenism of the blood.” Today, Christians are being persecuted and exterminated solely for professing belief in Christ in the Middle East and many parts of Africa and Asia, […]