George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950) An exceptionally talented Irish playwright, who authored more than 60…
Category: Church History
Saint Joan of Arc
ca. 1412 Domrémy, Duchy of Bar, Kingdom of France. Died 30 May 1431 (aged 19) Rouen, France (then controlled by…
The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife
By Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor (CNN) – A newly revealed, centuries-old papyrus fragment suggests that some early…
Scope Monkey Trials
How it All Happened The basis for the Scopes trial was laid when the Tennessee State Legislature passed the Butler…
I Almost Missed the Jesus Revolution
It was a Monday, June 21, 1971, when Time magazine had a picture of Jesus on its cover; obviously not…
Pope John Paul II Dies
Apr 2, 2005 On this day in 2005, John Paul II, history’s most well-traveled pope and the first non-Italian to…
Saint Patrick Dies
Mar 17, 461: On this day in 461 A.D., Saint Patrick, Christian missionary, bishop and apostle of Ireland, dies…
History of Valentine’s Day
The Seedy, Scandalous History of Valentine’s Day http://news.discovery.com/history/history-valentines-day-121302.html By Rossella Lorenzi | Mon Feb 13, 2012 04:26 PM ET Forget…
Galileo Roman Inquisition
Feb 13, 1633: Galileo in Rome for Inquisition On this day in 1633, Italian philosopher, astronomer and mathematician Galileo Galilei…
The Solovetsky Monastery
God’s Gulag A remote archipelago is one of Russia’s holiest places—and its most haunted. By Jeffrey Tayler Image credit:…
