A History of Popes: Leo V and Antipope Christopher

Originally printed at catholic365.com on October 23, 2020: At the beginning of the 10th century, the pope did not have jurisdiction over most of the Papal States. That privilege was argued over by the Holy Roman Emperor and the various kings of the Italian peninsula....

ST. HILARION

OCTOBER 21 is the traditional feast day of ST. HILARION (+c. 371). Hilarian is cited as the founder of Palestinian monasticism. Information about St. Hilarion primarily comes from St. Jerome, who wrote a biography of the anchorite in 390, only a few years after...

SCIENCE AND THE SHROUD OF TURIN

https://magiscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Science_and_the_Shroud_of_Turin.pdf Please read this fascinating report on the Shroud. If you have any doubts as to whether Jesus actually rose from His death, this should answer your questions...

ST. TERESA OF AVILA

OCTOBER 15 is the feast day of ST. TERESA OF AVILA (+1582). Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada was born in Avila in 1515. She was the daughter of Alonzo Sanchez de Cepeda and his second wife, Beatriz de Ahumada y Cuevas. The gifted child was brought up in comfort and...

POPE BENEDICT IV, A STEP IN SAVING THE PAPACY

The “Dark Ages”, as the 800s and 900s tend to be called, were partially the result of a sense of self-entitlement on the part of the papacy and the ruling class. Everyone was in it for themselves, taking whatever could be obtained and rejecting others as pawns to be...