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Count Cavour Declares Rome Is To Be the Future Capital of Italy: March 29, 1861
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . As he had done in central Italy, Cavour allowed the people of Naples and...
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Mar 172 min read


Cardinal Barnaba Luigi Chiaramonti Is Crowned, Taking the Name Pope Pius VII: March 21, 1800
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . It was no easy task to gather the cardinals for the conclave to elect a...
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Mar 175 min read


British and French Ships Begin Detaining All Neutral Ships Destined for Germany: March 11, 1915
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . The British government thought its main task in the war would be to supply...
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Mar 104 min read


St. Thomas Aquinas, Angelic Doctor of the Church, Dies: March 7, 1274
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part I . “He will enter the Order of Friars Preachers and so great will be his...
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Mar 35 min read


Santa Anna’s Army Lays Siege to the Alamo: February 23, 1836
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise . In his latest transformation—into a conservative dictator—Santa Anna had...
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Feb 245 min read


Congress Invites the States to Send Delegates to a Convention in Philadelphia: February 21, 1787
This text comes from our book, The American Venture . It was not long before the Articles of Confederation began to show their weaknesses...
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Feb 173 min read

The Vision Behind Catholic Textbook Project
In this webinar, Thomas McAnerney shares the guiding principles that shape our textbooks, how we approach history through a Catholic...
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Feb 111 min read


Napoleon Writes a Letter to the Pope Claiming Rome Belongs to Him: February 13, 1806
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . Pope Pius VII’s good relations with Napoleon did not last long after the...
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Feb 103 min read


Pope Pius IX Says Catholics Can Freely Disobey the May Laws: February 5, 1875
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . It was perhaps the final insult for Bismarck. In May 1872, he had chosen...
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Feb 35 min read


Pope Pius IV Issues “Benedictus Deus,” Approving the Acts of the Council of Trent: January 26, 1564
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part I . Great hopes were held for the Council of Trent, but the fulfillment of...
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Jan 274 min read


Catholic Apalachee Indians at Mission Concepción de Ayubale Are Attacked: January 25, 1704
This text comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea . The Spanish missions in Florida were in peril. Yes, Florida had missions, very...
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Jan 205 min read

Sicily Rises up Against King Fernando II to Demand a Constitution: January 12, 1848
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . It was not just the Austrian Italy that suffered from revolution. Sicily...
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Jan 133 min read


Russian Workers Form a Religious Procession to Present a Petition to the Tsar: January 9, 1905
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . One spark fell in Russia and ignited a grand conflagration. It was just a...
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Jan 64 min read


The Gates of Granada Are Opened to Receive the New Christian Rulers: January 2, 1492
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part I . One of the greatest, most revolutionary changes not only for Europe but for...
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Dec 30, 20243 min read


Congress Passes the Embargo Act: December 22, 1807
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise . The federal government of the early 19th century was not powerful nor did it...
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Dec 23, 20244 min read


The Sons of Liberty Protest the Entry of Tea Ships into Boston Harbor: December 16, 1773
This text comes from our book, From Sea to Shining Sea . Yet, in spite of the Boston Massacre, most American colonists were not ready for...
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Dec 16, 20242 min read


Francis Drake’s Fleet Sets Out on an Expedition to Circumnavigate the Globe: December 13, 1577
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise . In 1567, six English ships, anchored off the western tip of Cuba, were struck...
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Dec 9, 20244 min read


Japanese Bombers Attack the U.S. Fleet Stationed at Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part II . Many people living in lands that had suffered under the Soviets or who...
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Dec 2, 20243 min read


Maria Theresia of Austria Dies after Receiving the Last Sacraments: November 29, 1780
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part 2 . Maria Theresia of Austria has never been called “the Great,” but she was...
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Nov 25, 20245 min read


St. Peter Canisius—“The Hammer of the Heretic”—Dies: November 21, 1597
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations, Part I . Because of Luther’s revolt, much of Germany had become Protestant; and even...
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Nov 18, 20242 min read
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