Tag Archives: rome
The exile and death of Pope Pius VI and the miracle of 1799
January 4, 2017 … Continue reading
The Revolution takes Rome
September 5, 2016 So let’s back up a bit. A conspiracy was formed, we do not know exactly when but probably sometime in either the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century, to overthrow the Christian order and to erase the … Continue reading
A convenient pretext: the death of General Duphot
August 24, 2016 … Continue reading
A meditation on the notion of a republic
July 19, 2016 And it came to pass, that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that the whole world should be enrolled. This enrolling was first made by Cyrinus, the governor of Syria. And all … Continue reading
Clement XIV and the tenor of the times
February 5, 2016 … Continue reading
Catholic Europe on the eve of the Suppression
Why did Catholic Europe fall apart during the 18th century? Some historical perspective. Continue reading
The context of Pope Pius VII’s claim of a great conspiracy to destroy the teaching of Jesus Christ
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary What was the context of Pope Pius VII’s claim? What was the situation of the Church and the teaching that seemed so precarious to his mind? There were plenty of things to be … Continue reading