History: Church
A survey of the Church's salvific mission to propagate the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The story of the Church as the continuation of the Incarnation is one of facts (doctrine) and results (history).

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A Heritage of Loving Service: The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in Tucson - This World Wide Web exhibit offers a digital history and tribute to the Sisters' contributions in Tucson and the region.  Apostolic Fathers - Catholic Encyclopedia  Byzantine Empire - Catholic Encyclopedia  California Missions - Catholic Encyclopedia  Catholic Biographies    Charlemagne - Eginhard  Charlemagne - Catholic Encyclopedia  Chart of the History of the Catholic Church   Chart of the Twenty-One Ecumenical Church Councils   Christ in History - Christopher Dawson  Christ is the Center of Human History - John Paul II Church History Links  Christendom - Catholic Encyclopedia  Christian Archaeology - Catholic Encyclopedia  Christopher Dawson - Christ in History - In reading Christopher Dawson one begins to understand the central and magnificent role Christianity has played in world history.  Church and State: Fathers of the Church and Heresies - Chapter 4 in A Catechism of Church History - In question and answer format the author presents an overview of the history of the early Church, from the time of Constantine (3274-337 A.D.) to St. Gregory the Great (540-604 A.D.).  Council of Basle - Catholic Encyclopedia  Council of Chalcedon - Catholic Encyclopedia  Council of Ephesus - Catholic Encyclopedia  Council of Trent - Catholic Encyclopedia  Councils of Alexandria - Catholic Encyclopedia  Counter-Reformation - Catholic Encyclopedia  Crusade Propaganda: The abuse of Christianity's holy wars - The crusades were in every way a defensive war. They were the West's belated response to the Muslim conquest of fully two-thirds of the Christian world.  Crusades - Catholic Encyclopedia  Crusading They Went: The deeds and Misdeeds of Our Spiritual Kin - In spirit and in values, though at an immense distance, the Crusaders were our kin. While not forgetting their many transgressions, we should weep for what they lost and remember with pride their few astonishing victories.  Daniel-Rops and the Holiness of History - This is the account of the career of an extraordinary writer and publisher who presents Christ as a living presence in history. He published seventy books in thirty years.  Doctors of the Church Chart   Documents of Church History   Donation of Constantinople - Catholic Encyclopedia  Early African Church - Catholic Encyclopedia  Eastern Schism - Catholic Encyclopedia  Ecclesiastical History - Catholic Encyclopedia  Ecumenical Councils - Catholic Encyclopedia  English Confessors and Martyrs - Catholic Encyclopedia  English Recusants - Catholic Encyclopedia  Fallacy About Our Brother, Martin Luther - In this article John J. Kelly explains the nature of Martin Luther’s break from the Catholic Church.  Father Jacques - Focuses on the actions of Father Jacques, a Carmelite friar, who hid several Jewish boys in his school in Avon, France.  First Vatican Council - Catholic Encyclopedia  Flavius Josephus - Catholic Encyclopedia  Gallicanism - Catholic Encyclopedia  Great Moments in Church History - Fr. Jacques Monet, S.J.  Guide to Early Church Documents   Gunpowder Plot - Catholic Encyclopedia  Inquisition - Catholic Encyclopedia  Inquisition and the Catholic Church - Benjamen D. Wicker, CERC, 2000  Inquisition Requires Calm, Objective Analysis - John Paul II  John Knox - Catholic Encyclopedia  Lateran Councils - Catholic Encyclopedia  Local Catholic Church History and Genealogy Research Guide and Directory - Intended to be a research guide for others who wish to learn about the Church of their ancestors, and find genealogical records.  Lord of History - Website of a card game inspired by the popular history "Christ the King - Lord of History" by Anne Carroll. Game will assist youths in learning their Catholic history and appreciating their Catholic heritage.  Magna Carta - Catholic Encyclopedia  Mary Queen of Scots - Catholic Encyclopedia  Mary Tudor - Catholic Encyclopedia  Medieval and Renaissance Culture - Biblical Evidence for Catholicism  Middle Ages - Catholic Encyclopedia  Mission Churches of the Sonoran Desert   Nazi Persecution Of The Church - Information about Hitler's persecution of the Church and of Catholics during the reign of Nazism.  Nuns Who Saved Polish Jews - As the world commemorates Yom HaShoah Day, remembering the Jews who perished at the hands of the Nazis during Holocaust, a Polish priest recounts the heroic rescues of Polish Jews by Catholic Nuns.  Our Catholic Roots - Our Catholic Roots presents events, issues, personalities, movements, and controversies that bear directly on the Catholic American experience.  Outline of Church History   Oxford Movement - Catholic Encyclopedia  Patrology - Catholic Encyclopedia  Protestant Reformation - Catholic Encyclopedia  Real History Of The Crusades - An historical appraisal of the Crusades which corrects the common but mistaken view that they were an unjustified assault against Islam.  Religion as the Root of Culture - We have come to take it for granted that the unifying force in society is material interest, and that spiritual conviction is a source of strife and division. "Religion," says Christopher Dawson, "is the key of history."  Reorganization of the English Hierarchy - Catholic Encyclopedia  Resource Connections to History - Resource Connections to History, provides a place for Catholic home educators to find reliable, truthful resources which bring the study of history to life and deepen the understanding of our Christian heritage.  Rethinking the Crusades - While holy war had had a long history, the idea of penitential war was unprecedented in Christian thought.  Rethinking the Crusades - Jonathan Riley Smith  Rethinking the Crusades - The time is ripe for a reassessment of the Crusades in light of our present concerns. There are four plausible directions this reassessment will take.  Saint John Fisher - Catholic Encyclopedia  Saint Thomas Aquinas - Catholic Encyclopedia  Saint Thomas More - Catholic Encyclopedia  Spanish Armada - Catholic Encyclopedia  St. Athanasius - Catholic Encyclopedia  St. Augustine of Hippo (His Life) - Catholic Encyclopedia  St. Augustine of Hippo (Major Works) - Catholic Encyclopedia  St. Augustine of Hippo (Teaching) - Catholic Encylopedia  St. Bartholomew Day Massacre - Catholic Encyclopedia  St. Thomas Becket - Catholic Encyclopedia  The Advent of the Church - Chapter 1 in A Catechism of Church History - Fr. Fox's question and answer history of the Catholic Church outlines the origins of the Church and the role of the Jewish people in its founding.  The Barbarian Invasions and the Downfall of the Roman Empire — Chapter 6 in A Catechism of Church History - During the barbarian invasions, if it had not been for the Catholic Church all of Europe would have fallen in ruin and the ancient Greek and Roman culture would have been lost.  The Battle over the Crusades - This article is about the Battle over the Crusades, the stakes - revisionistist anti-Catholic bigotry, or the Truth.  The Battle Over the Crusades - The Crusades, of course, are a far more complicated series of events in history than the anti-Catholic statements of early Protestant historians would suggest.  The Church Persecuted and Defended — Chapter 3 in A Catechism of Church History - For 300 years the powerful Roman Empire waged an almost uninterrupted war of persecution on the early Church of Christ.  The Conversion of Ireland - A brief account of the conversion of Ireland by St. Patrick.  The Crusades - This article presents a brief overview of the Crusades.  The Crusades - Anne W. Carroll  The Early Constitution of the Church - Chapter 5 in A Catechism of Church History   The Effects of the French Revolution - What happens when a country turns away from God, rejects the God-given authority of the Church and acts on the impulses of man?  The Gentile Holocaust - Excellent article on Catholic and Christian persecution by the Nazis.  The Greek Schism and Apostolic Succession - Chapter 9 in A Catechism of Church History - It was cultural differences, accompanied by tactless political mistakes, which estranged the Church in the East from the Church in the West.  The Gunpowder Plot - In 1605 Guy Fawkes and his recusant conspirators tried to blow up the King (James 1) and in so doing—they failed—they put back the cause of Catholicism for centuries and made the suffering of the Catholics in England infinitely worse.  The High Middle Ages, a Time of Faith and Achievement - Fr. Robert Fox  The Inquisition - James Hitchcock  The Inquisition - Fr. William Most  The King's Good Servant, but God's Servant First - A site wholly dedicated to St. Thomas More. This site deals with his relevance to modern-day Catholics and covers his spirituality.  The Nagasaki Martyrs - This is an account of the martyrs of Nagasaki, 26 Catholics who died for their faith in Japan in 1597.  The Psychoanalysis of Luther: Escape from Pessimism - An interesting psychological profile of Martin Luther and how his pessimism led to him to seek a way out in the idea of being saved by Faith alone.  The Real History of the Crusades - Many historians had been trying for quite some time to set the record straight on the Crusades — misconceptions are all too common.  The Real Issues of the Reformation - James Hitchcock  The Relevance of Thomas Jefferson - Donald J. D’Elia  The Social Order Before and After the Protestant Reformation - The author contrasts the social order before the 16th century with the subsequent changes in the different classes of society as the result of the Reformation.  The Temporal Power of the Popes: Church and State in the Middle Age - Chapter 8 in A Catechism of Church History - The popes as temporal rulers may seem strange to the modem mentality, but we must remember how the Church was born into a world largely pagan and how it had to Christianize the nations and use the circumstances of the time to serve the cause of Christ.  Truth and the Black Legend - Vittorio Messori  Two Great Heresies of the Reformation - Russell Shaw gives a brief summary of the two central tenets of Reformation-Era Protestantism, Justification by Faith and Sola Scriptura.  Volume I: The Church And The World In Which The Church Was Founded - Msgr. Philip Hughes  Volume II: The Church And The World The Church Created Augustine To Aquinas - Msgr. Philip Hughes  Volume III: The Revolt Against The Church Aquinas To Luther - Msgr. Philip Hughes  Years Of Imprisonment Could Not Break Slipyj’s Indomitable Fidelity - This article describes the faith and strength of Josyf Slipyj, Metropolitan of Lviv for Ukrainians, despite the trials he faced during eighteen years of imprisonment in the concentration camps of the Soviet Union.