by Steve Weidenkopf | Dec 7, 2015 | Church History
Fr. Aloysius Schmitt (Lieutenant, Junior Grade), known affectionately as “Father Al,” had just finished celebrating 7 a.m. Mass aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-37) at Pearl Harbor on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, when Japanese aircraft began their attack on...
by Steve Weidenkopf | Sep 2, 2015 | Church History
This post is the fifth in a series about the most prevalent modern myths about the Crusades and how to refute them. Pick up most books on the Middle Ages geared toward elementary-school students and you will more than likely find an article on the so-called...
by Steve Weidenkopf | Aug 18, 2015 | Church History
Today marks the 862nd anniversary of the death of one of the most important and influential saints in the history of the Church, St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153). This great saint was the third son of seven children (six boys and one girl) born to a noble family...
by Steve Weidenkopf | Jul 31, 2015 | Church History
This post is the fourth in a series about the most prevalent modern myths about the Crusades and how to refute them. This month we remember the 916th anniversary of the liberation of the Holy City of Jerusalem by the First Crusaders (July 15, 1099). News of the...
by Steve Weidenkopf | Dec 22, 2014 | Church History
This post is the third in a series about the most prevalent modern myths about the Crusades and how to refute them. Anna Comnena was the thirteen-year-old daughter of Emperor Alexius I when the initial group of Crusaders marched into Constantinople during the First...
