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1347-1380 Catherine of Siena does not actually belong to the Renaissance. At the same time she played an indirect part in furthering it, and she represented a strain of feeling which continued to the extreme limits of its duration. During the best period...

FOUNDER OF THE FRANCISCAN ORDER Feast: October 4 Information: Feast Day: October 4 Born: 1181 or 1182 at Assisi, Umbria, Italy Died: 3 October 1226 at Assisi, Italy Canonized: 16 July 1228 by Pope Gregory IX Major Shrine: Basilica of San...

Coronations In Catholic Theology by Charles A. Coulombe The character of Kings is sacred; their persons are inviolable; they are the anointed of the Lord, if not with sacred oil, at least by virtue of their office. Their power is broad -- based upon...

Share The Current Crisis in the Context of Church History Prof. Roberto de Mattei Rome Life Forum– 6th May 2016 In the Gospel, Jesus uses many metaphors to indicate the Church He founded. One of the most fitting is the image of the boat threatened...

The First Surrealist Manifesto So strong is the belief in life, in what is most fragile in life – real life, I mean – that in the end this belief is lost. Man, that inveterate dreamer, daily more discontent with his destiny, has trouble assessing the...