Saint Patrick: History and Legends
Saint Patrick was a 5th century British Christian missionary. He is known as the “Apostle of Ireland” and is one of the patron saints of
17 March 2020
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Saint Nicholas of Flüe; Died 21 March 1487
Nicholas was born in 1417 in Unterwalden, Switzerland. Nicholas joined the army at age 21 and took part in many battles, including the Battle of
21 March 2019
Medieval Catholicism was not as gloomy as the BBC portrays it
BBC iPlayer is the most wonderful invention. When you flop onto the sofa late at night you can catch up with all the programmes you
1 March 2016
Mapping Miracles: Cambridge project on Medieval hagiography
Saints and miracles in today’s Church are connected through the canonization process. Usually, for a person to be beatified, and then canonized, a miracle by
22 May 2014
Benedictine monks host a conference on the protection of religious monuments
The Italian Novalesa Abbey celebrated 40 years of its modern history by hosting the European THETRIS Project Conference Press Release: A conference was held on
17 July 2013
Papal election Infographic
Wondering how a Pope is elected? What is the papal election, or conclave process? Does black smoke or white smoke mean a pope has been
13 March 2013
No sexy outfits, nuns told in 1,300-year-old ‘rule’ book
Nuns in Essex were warned to avoid garments that would “nourish the fires of sexual anticipation” in a 1,300-year-old book of advice now up for
20 June 2012
Medieval sects shook church teachings
The histories of Knights Templar, the Cathars and the Essenes sects are fascinating, but also tragic. Some of what these groups believed went against the
24 January 2012
Hildegard of Bingen: Sibyl of the Rhine, Singing Still
It’s an age of widespread cultural and ecclesial malaise: the State encroaches ever more into the affairs of the church; the clergy is indolent and
19 September 2011
Over 800 years of European history in medieval Bohemian monastery
In order to find the monastery in Tepla, in the western Bohemian region of the Czech Republic, a traveller should stamp the image of the
5 July 2011
Giovanni Maria Vian: John Paul II’s Beatification Is “Historic”
In a signed editorial in this week’s English edition, Giovanni Maria Vian wrote that “one has to go back to the heart of the Middle
26 January 2011
The Sierra Nevada Brewery helps fund The Abbey of New Clairvaux reconstruction
An order of Cistercian monks in rural northern California lives a quiet life of prayer, contemplation and work. One of their projects is to reconstruct
4 January 2011
The ‘little things’ matter, Saint David of Wales
Like many other Christian traditions, the Episcopal Church has a custom of remembering “the saints.” And by saints, we simply mean those Christians throughout history
22 November 2010
Edmonton police recover piece of Vladimir the Great’s skull
Vladimir the Great survived many bloody battles during the Middle Ages as he became the first Russian ruler to embrace Christianity. And since his death
6 November 2010
Pope Benedict XVI On St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Here is a translation of the address Pope Benedict XVI gave 20 October 2010 at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square. * * *
25 October 2010
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