Cultural Christians in the Early Church
It is a historical-religious essay that seeks to dismantle an overly idealized image of the early Church. Nadya Williams argues that, from the earliest centuries, many Christians lived a faith mixed with...
History of the Church
A year in the life of William Shakespeare: 1599
The year 1599, in Elizabeth I’s England, was not an easy one; it coincided with the sending of an army to crush the rebellion of the Catholic Tyrone in Ireland. They faced the threat of a new naval attack...
Roman Pilgrimage
George Weigel wrote about visiting the stational churches in Rome during Lent and Easter Week, with the help of Elizabeth Lev, an art historian living in Rome, and his son Stephen, a photographer. Some...
Dark renaissance
The 16th-century England was marked by a ruthless, violent, and egocentric monarchy, where anyone could be a traitor or a spy. It is not surprising that it provided so much material for scripts and novels....
The lost history of Christianity
This interesting historical essay focuses on the development of Christianity in the Eastern world, east of Jerusalem. Its reading allows us to understand the different Christian currents that emerged in the...
The Count of Chanteleine
The Count of Chanteleine was published in 1864 in sixteen installments in the periodical of varied topics, Musée des familles. When Jules Verne tried to publish it as a single volume in 1879, he was unable...
Novo Millennio Ineunte
At the conclusion of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000.
The Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio Ineunte (At the Beginning of the New Millennium) was promulgated by Saint John Paul II on January...
Tertio Millennio Adveniente
In preparation for the Jubilee of the Year 2000.
The Apostolic Letter Tertio Millennio Adveniente was promulgated by Saint John Paul II on November 10, 1994, with the purpose of spiritually...
Saint Augustine
"Manes is an impostor. God is calling me. Jesus is the only way. Paul is my guide." These words from Augustine summarize God's call to his conversion and his path to holiness. To get there, he follows a...
The great discovery
This fascinating account was written together by a couple of former pastors and founders of a free Swedish Protestant evangelical movement. The movement gained significant influence in Eastern European...