Let’s Talk About Mysteries. They permeate our lives and surround us with its mind-boggling addictive fog that makes us want ingest it into our minds and souls so that we want to unravel it so we can have have the satisfactory high of knowing the answer that is just hidden beyond our grasp. Two individuals have helped to quench the thirst for answers to the mysteries that walk the halls of history up and down the ages. Those individuals are... Read more
Last Time on HOARATS Schism, Crusades, & Green Children Of 11th & 12th Centuries | A Timeline Of Events In The 11th And 12th Centuries. (patheos.com) And Now we move on to the… 13th Century 13th century: c. 1200 – c. 1300 – Oxford Reference Popes 177 – 193 reigned on the throne of St. Peter. 1 Saint Popes 2 Blessed Pope 14 Non – Sainted Popes 0 Anti – Popes 2 Interregnum Most medieval wayfarers had never gone beyond... Read more
11th Century 11th century: c. 1000 – 1100 – Oxford Reference Popes 140 – 160 had their pontificates in this time period. 2 Saint Popes 2 Blessed Pope 17 Non-Sainted Popes 4 Anti – Popes Why is it that we mainly remember the Middle Ages by absurd things? When we talk of something medieval, we mean something quaint. We remember that alchemy was medieval, or that heraldry was medieval. We forget that Parliaments are medieval, that all our Universities are medieval,... Read more
Last Time on Heck of a Ride Around The Sun Popes And Councils Of The 5th, 6th And 7th Centuries HOARATS 8th Century 700 – 799 Popes 85 – 96 4 Saint Popes 8 Non – Sainted Popes 1 Pope Elect c. 700 CE “Be Thou My Vision” (Old Irish: Rop tú mo baile or Rob tú mo bhoile) is a traditional Christian hymn of Irish origin. The words are based on a Middle Irish poem that has traditionally been attributed to Dallán Forgaill. The best-known English version, with... Read more
Last Time on HOARATS Popes And Councils Of The 2nd, 3rd And 4th Centuries HOARATS | A Timeline Of Events From The 2nd – 3rd Centuries (patheos.com) 5th Century 400 – 499 Popes 40 – 51: All Saints 1 Great EXCEPT # 50 Anastasius II. Earliest pope not canonized by either the Latin Church or the Eastern Church. 2 Anti – Popes Countless histories of the Catholic Church have been written by exalted historians, to instruct those in the pews... Read more
Well, it is that time of year again. We had Advent as our Church New Year and soon after a different New Year. Now we enter yet another time of year to restart. A time to enhance or perhaps even try to fix our spiritual lives. We can always use something to help us grow more deeply in love with our holy Triune God. It is a time for introspection, sacrifice, deeper prayer, deeper love of neighbor, or enemy, repentance,... Read more
Last Time on Heck of a Ride Around The Sun The First Century Of Christianity- HOARATS History Of The First Century Of The Catholic Church My attempt in these next set of blog posts is to list some of the popes that reigned since Jesus gave Peter the keys of his brand new established church in the first century. And some of the other events that happen along side it. The truth is that there have been obviously good and... Read more
My attempt in this blog post is to recount a short history of the first Century of Christianity. The Catholic Bard’s Guide To History Introduction If something is colored RED it probably has a link to a related Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World Podcast on the particular topic highlighted. From the beginning of the Church, Christians have told her story, because history is integral to the Faith. God does not ignore his creation, but rather entered human history in a unique... Read more
HOARATS To Understand What I love and How I Write About History Hit the Link Above. To understand about this particular series I’m writing about, please read The Catholic Bard’s Guide To History Introduction And to view a historical article click on Catholic Bard’s Guide To History Timeline Of Articles | A Link List To The Catholic Bard’s History Articles. (patheos.com) B.C. Before Christ Biblical Figures Who Lived Before The First Christmas People And Places Before The First Christmas ... Read more
In the present moment you exist you are living in what future generations will look back upon as history. They may not remember your specific name or maybe not even see your name on a tombstone, but they will remember the times, culture, events, places and particular individuals that shaped our world for better and for worse. Whether you are remembered or forgotten on earth, there is only one place and person whom it is important that remembers you. And... Read more
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