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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

The Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne on the Son Rise Morning Show

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Today I'll be on the Son Rise Morning Show at 6:45 a.m. Central/7:45 a.m. Eastern because this is the memorial (in France) of the Car...
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

The Carmelites in Britain Before and After the English Reformation

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On this feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, it's only appropriate for me to highlight the presence and absence and restoration of the ...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

Bastille Day and Religious Freedom

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Today is Bastille Day, when France celebrates the Revolution of 1789. As I view the day, I note that the celebration occurs in the midst ...
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Saturday, July 13, 2013

Titus Oates, RIP, July 13, 1705

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Titus Oates died in 1705 on July 13, after marrying and becoming a Baptist minister (and then being defrocked); relatively obscure and w...

Two Conferences in One: the Catholic Writer's Guild Conference

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From the CWG Blog: Two conferences of awesomeness, one convenient location. You only need to register for one conference, and you get i...
Friday, July 12, 2013

July 12: Martyrs, A Wedding, and Battles in Ireland

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July 12 offers three themes for this blog: Martyrs : The Franciscans honor their martyrs during the English Reformation: St. John Jon...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

Benedictine Martyrs of the English Reformation

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Since July 11 is the feast of St. Benedict of Nursia, founder of Western style monasticism, it seems only right for me to post some backgr...

King James II and President Barack Obama in the WSJ

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This article in The Wall Street Journal caught my eye for a blogpost because it mentioned King James II. Michael McConnell writes: Artic...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Lady Jane Grey, the Nine Days Queen

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Four days after young King Edward VI died on July 6, 1553, Lady Jane Dudley began her reign as Queen of England. (I call her by her ma...

The Carmelites of Compiegne on "The Good Fight"

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I'll be on EWTN Radio this Saturday, July 13, talking with Barbara McGuigan on " The Good Fight ": our topic will be the Car...