[CHURCH,CHURCH/Church History]

Teenagers and avid readers of all ages will be amazed at this story and be inspired by a faith that accomplished the impossible! A new historical novel about the unusual life of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, the leper crusader king who – despite

Starr’s magisterial narration of European Catholic presence in North America is a contribution of the first order to our understanding of the whole foundation of this land of the free. It’s almost like reading a secret history of a lost tribe.

Father Jeffrey Kirby takes you on a whirlwind tour of this little country (yes, Vatican City is its own country, Fact # 2) and uncovers the secrets and surprising facts about the city, and its famous church.

Readers will have a more accurate history of the Catholic Church. They will come to understand why it became unfairly maligned for so long. A compelling and sobering account of how egotism and ideology often work together to give us a false truth.

Gabriel gives Catholics and others seeking the truth a valuable resource for correcting the most common misunderstandings and myths perpetuated by the media and the uninformed. Every Catholic wishing to be armed with the facts should read this book.

Here's just a taste of the impact of the Catholic Church in the U.S. In 1791, the Catholic architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant designed the "Federal City" that became Washington, D.C.

Our identity as Catholics means that we are the inheritors of the deeds of holy men and women who for 2,000 years have built a great civilization and spread the Gospel throughout the world.

A few centuries after Christ’s death, the Roman Empire converted to Christianity, the true Faith suffered a terrible falling-away. The truths of the gospel became hidden by worldliness and pagan idolatry that Christianity required a complete reboot.

The Incorruptibles remains the acknowledged classic on the bodies of saints that did not undergo decomposition after death. Many remained fresh and flexible for years, or even centuries which are unexplained by modern science to this day.

Two CD set that digs into the wealth of historical data to show that, far from being a religious reign of terror, the Inquisition was actually a noble institution.