German Government Surrenders to the Allies: May 7, 1945
This text comes from our book, The American Venture. Though the Allies had driven the Germans from France, they bogged down along the...
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Christopher Zehnder
Apr 14, 20233 min read
A Brave Bishop Leaves Prison: April 29, 1839
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. It was silent night, November 20, 1837. By order...
Christopher Zehnder
Apr 11, 20234 min read
Parliament Emancipates Catholics:April 13, 1829
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Conditions did not improve when George IV became...
Christopher Zehnder
Apr 1, 20235 min read
Congress Declares War “for Democracy”: April 6, 1917
From our text, Lands of Hope and Promise, A History of North America. By early 1917, the British blockade of Germany was beginning to...
Christopher Zehnder
Mar 24, 20233 min read
Death of a Great Romantic: March 26, 1827
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. … [T]hough Romanticism started as a literary...
Christopher Zehnder
Mar 17, 20234 min read
A Dastardly Execution: March 21, 1804
This text comes from our book,Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Despite the Treaty of Amiens, France and Great...
Catholic Textbook Project
Feb 27, 20231 min read
What is a Catholic education for?
It’s an important question that educators and parents must ponder deeply. Our President, Michael Van Hecke, offers a short, helpful, and...
Christopher Zehnder
Feb 17, 20233 min read
Hungary against the Habsburgs: March 3, 1848
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. For many years, Hungary and Austria had shared...
Catholic Textbook Project
Feb 10, 20234 min read
The Pope’s Republican Encyclical: February 16, 1892
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Leo XIII was the first pope in many centuries to...
Christopher Zehnder
Feb 3, 20235 min read
The Founding of Vatican City State: February 11, 1929
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. “Gladly do We offer Our life for the Peace of the...
Christopher Zehnder
Jan 28, 20234 min read
Mexico Surrenders at Guadalupe-Hidalgo: February 2, 1848
From our text, Lands of Hope and Promise, A History of North America. It was September 13. [General Winfield] Scott had granted Santa...
Catholic Textbook Project
Jan 23, 20231 min read
Character Education with Dr. King
Martin Luther King, Jr’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was crucial in the cause of racial equality. Its rhetoric still has power. But the...
Christopher Zehnder
Jan 20, 20235 min read
Gold Discovered in California: January 24, 1848
From our text, Lands of Hope and Promise, A History of North America. It was January 1848. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo had not yet...
Catholic Textbook Project
Jan 17, 20232 min read
Success Story: Holy Child Catholic School
Holy Child Catholic School in New Mexico is one of many Catholic schools that chose to upgrade their curriculum using resources from the...
Catholic Textbook Project
Jan 16, 20232 min read
From the Founder: Michael Van Hecke
Thank you for caring enough about your students to educate them totally—heart, mind, and soul. In The Holy See’s Teaching on Catholic...
Christopher Zehnder
Jan 14, 20233 min read
The Birth of the German Empire: January 18, 1871
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. The Franco-Prussian War, as the 1870 struggle...
Catholic Textbook Project
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Teaching History from a Shoebox
Have you ever found an old shoebox under a bed, or in your grandparent's attic? We can't resist rifling through it in hopes of recovering...
Christopher Zehnder
Oct 28, 20223 min read
Victory for the Papal Zouaves: November 3, 1867
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. It continues our account of Garibaldi’s invasion...
Christopher Zehnder
Oct 21, 20225 min read
The Peace of Death at Westphalia: October 24, 1648
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. The threat of France entering the war convinced...
Christopher Zehnder
Oct 10, 20224 min read
Marie Antoinette Condemned to Death: October 14, 1793
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. It was fortunate for the revolutionary government...
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