Commentaries
Commentaries
Commentaries
Commentaries
Commentaries
The Renaissance popes were among the most enlightened and generous patrons of arts and letters in the Europe of their day. The diaries of Pius II give us an intimate glimpse of the life and thought of one of the greatest of the Renaissance popes. ...
Pius IX
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Magnus Pius
Sextus Pompeius Magnus Pius, son of Pompey the Great, fits uneasily - or not at all - into the grand narrative of the civil war of 49-31 BC. Modern scholars tend to exclude him or mention him without asking what or whom he represented. Ronald Syme...
Dei Verbum - Vatican II
Dei Verbum - Vatican II
How People Learn II
There are many reasons to be curious about the way people learn, and the past several decades have seen an explosion of research that has important implications for individual learning, schooling, workforce training, and policy. In 2000, How Peopl...
John Paul II LifeGuide
The late Pope John Paul II's words and life have inspired millions of people. Here, in one handy and easy-to-use guide, are some of the most memorable and inspiring quotes encompassing all of John Paul's long life, grouped around principal categor...
The Pius War
In the brutal fight that has raged in recent years over the reputation of Pope Pius XIIleader of the Catholic Church during World War II, the Holocaust, and the early years of the Cold Warthe task of defending the Pope has fallen primarily to revi...
Beyond Pius V
The reform of the liturgy is at risk, says Andrea Grillo. Recent developments have sown doubts and confusion within the church. While many authorities pay lip service to the importance of the liturgical reform that followed Vatican II and cite all...
Pagan Virtue in a Christian World
In 1462 Pope Pius II performed the only reverse canonization in history, publicly damning a living man. The target was Sigismondo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini and a patron of the arts with ties to the Florentine Renaissance. Condemned to an afterlife...