by Steve Weidenkopf | Aug 2, 2017 | Church History
Last month (July 15) marked the 918th anniversary of the liberation of the Holy City by the warriors of Christendom on the First Crusade. It was a momentous event, and when news reached Christendom that the Crusaders had succeeded, there was much rejoicing. Those who...
by Steve Weidenkopf | Jun 19, 2017 | Church History
THE MYTH: Martin Luther was a simple reformer who desired to rid the Church of corruption and abuses, but when he challenged the pope on the issue of indulgences he was unjustly condemned, which forced him to break from the Church. THE REAL STORY: This narrative is...
by Steve Weidenkopf | Feb 2, 2016 | Church History
Controversy concerning sports mascots has been raging in our culture for the past several decades. Many groups have found certain mascots offensive due to pejorative racial or ethnic epithets, such as the National Football League’s Washington Redskins. The clamor to...
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...
