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...
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 Movies and TV present as established fact an outdated anti-Catholic narrative...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 admin | Aug 13, 2014 | Church History
Today the Church celebrates the memorial of Sts. Hippolytus (170-235) and Pontian (r. 230-235)—a most interesting pair of early Christian men who were at first enemies but now share eternal glory. In its first several centuries, the Church dealt with crises both...
