by Steve Weidenkopf | Nov 4, 2014 | Church History
This post is the second in a series about the most prevalent modern myths about the Crusades and how to refute them. Some people find distasteful the idea that the pope exhorted and spiritually incentivized Catholic warriors to fight in the Crusades. They say the...
by Steve Weidenkopf | Oct 22, 2014 | Church History
This post is the first in a series about the most prevalent modern myths about the Crusades and how to refute them. The Crusades are one of the most misunderstood topics in Church history. Movies and TV present as established fact an outdated anti-Catholic narrative...
by Steve Weidenkopf | Aug 25, 2014 | Church History
Today is the feast of St. Louis IX, king of France. Louis’s insistence on taking the cross [in December 1244] and journeying to the Holy Land was an outgrowth of his deep faith and love for Christ. He yearned to see Jerusalem under Christian control once more. His...
by Steve Weidenkopf | Apr 29, 2014 | Church History
In the pantheon of great women in Church history, pride of place should be accorded the young mystic from Siena, St. Catherine, whose feast we celebrate today. Born in 1347 to a humble wool-dyer, Catherine became one the most influential persons of fourteenth-century...
by Steve Weidenkopf | Apr 15, 2014 | Church History
810 years ago this week, on April 13, 1204, an unthinkable act occurred: Christian armies sacked Constantinople, in what became known as the Fourth Crusade. The Crusades are among the most misunderstood events in Catholic history, and the Fourth Crusade is frequently...
