THE HISTORY OF POPE LANDO

As was all too common at the time, Pope Lando had another very short-lived papacy. His reign was from about September 913 to about March 914. The Liber claims he sat on the throne of Peter 4 months, 22 days. Gregory of Catino claims 6 months, 26 days and Flodoard of...

THE CHRISTMAS STORY: THE REST OF THE STORY

by Elizabeth A Martina Zachariah shook the dirt from his sandals and his robes before he entered the gates of the temple. And, then, again, he shook them when he had crossed the large courtyard and mounted the steps to the temple itself. Reaching the Nicanor Gate, he...

ST. MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE

ST. MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE Margaret Mary was the young lady and nun who was not believed. Born in Burgundy, not far from the Swiss border, in 1647, she was the only daughter of a pious couple. Since she only had brothers to play with, she preferred the quiet of prayer...

POPE ANASTASIUS III

Anastasius was born around 865, son of a Roman noble named Lucian. The theory that he was really the son of Pope Sergius and Marozia, the daughter of Theophylact, one of the leading men of Rome, is not likely. Sergius was born about five years before him and Marozia...