Odysseus, Washington, Napoleon and Heroes in an Unheroic Age
COMMENTARY: It is not quite true that we live in a post-heroic age but certainly true that our cynical modern era has real issues with heroism, whether sacred or profane.
Results from Tag: 'history'
Are Things as They Should Be?
COMMENTARY: History shows that evil movements rise and fall, but God’s plan remains sovereign — and Christians need not fear the outcome.
The Lost Mandate of Heaven: JFK’s Other Assassination
The participation of the media in laying the foundations for the Vietnam War cannot be overstated.
Laughing and Learning About Catholic History With Karl Keating
‘1054 and All That’ Is a Raucous Excursion Through Church History
Who’s On the Right Side of History?
The blind faith that science can deliver us from evil is not real science but scientism.
To Be on the Right Side of History, Be on the Side of the Church
The story of world history is the story of a Bride waiting for the promised arrival of her faithful Bridegroom.
Historical Ignorance, Historical Bigotry and Historical Truth
No historian should be taken seriously unless he is also a theologian and philosopher.
What Was the Worst Year in History?
The Crucifixion, when men killed God, was the worst thing humanity has ever done.
“Things Fall Apart; the Centre Cannot Hold” — But Jesus Christ Will Come Again in Glory
“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold … Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world”
![James Doyle Penrose [1862-1932], “The Venerable Bede Translates John”](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20201219151244_4c8f20a086ce18b91545f5e8181dce3a84b780830bb1388e26a82db5281b91c2.jpeg "James Doyle Penrose [1862-1932], “The Venerable Bede Translates John”")
In Praise of St. Bede the Venerable and St. Gregory the Great
There are two ways to look at history. One way is to see it as a series of random occurrences. The other way is to view history through the lens of ‘Kairos.’
