Monthly Archives: November 2011

Throughout most of the Middle Ages, from a military perspective Christian Europe was on life support.  The Franks — the original Germanic tribe that had converted to orthodox Christianity instead of Arianism — slowly (over centuries) cobbled together a feudal … Continue reading →

The interesting thing about the history of Catholicism, as GK Chesterton so wisely pointed out, is the Catholic Church in history tended to virtually die over and over again.  In the early Christian Church, its Popes and Bishops were repeatedly … Continue reading →

The two greatest institutions in human history are the Catholic Church (founded in 33 AD in Jerusalem) and the United States of America (founded on July 4, 1776 in Philadelphia).  Together each strives to live up to the principles dictated … Continue reading →