Terence MacSwiney, Lord Mayor of Cork, Died for Irish Freedom, 1920
Week of October 20
One of the first, most harrowing guerrilla wars of its time was witnessed in the early part of the last century—that of Ireland’s fight to break away…
Week of October 20
One of the first, most harrowing guerrilla wars of its time was witnessed in the early part of the last century—that of Ireland’s fight to break away…
Week of October 13
On October 13, in the year 1780, General Washington invited one of his cavalry commanders, Major Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee, to his…
Week of June 16
“Four hundred patriots dead,” announced John Adams, delegate from Massachusetts as he rose from his seat amidst the interminable rhetoric of…
Week of June 9
When taking stock of those influences considered most responsible for the creation of what is now the modern West, there are many who would…
Week of May 5
One of the most pivotal battles in the history of Christendom occurred in the southernmost English kingdom of Wessex with nothing short of the…
Week of April 14
The Bible is replete with commands to chronicle and remember the great deeds of our Lord and the acts of His humble instruments—the saints…
Week of March 31
Entrusted by Providence with the great task of leading the renowned Augustine of Hippo to Christ and baptizing him into the church, Ambrose of…
Week of March 24
Patrick Henry was one of the foremost Virginians of his day in an era teeming with genius and exceptionalism. Often referred to as our forgotten…
Week of March 10
In his later years as the pastor at Olney church, John Newton said, “Let me not fail to praise that grace that could pardon such sins as mine”…
Week of March 3
Kidnapped, crowned and credited with helping to reestablish Christianity in the region of France after the fall of the Roman Empire, Bathild…
