
Introduce
your children and your whole family to the rich
traditions of the Holy Roman Catholic Church
through:Science [ sample article ]
What is the relationship between the Catholic
faith and science? We'll explore, among other
things, the ways in which modern science is
converting scientists to believers in God. How
does science explain the Holy Shroud of Turin or
the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe?
The Arts [ sample article ]
Learn the art of Catholic iconography;
draw paint and gild an icon for your home.
Collect your favorite prayers and bind them into
your very own hand-made prayer book. Learn the
art of calligraphy, Christian sculpture and
printing. Find out what an illuminated manuscript
is...
Architecture [ sample article ]
Discover the beauty of Catholic Church
architecture--is it Gothic, Romanesque or
Baroque? What is a flying buttress? a narthex?
Why does the leaning tower of Pisa lean?
Music [ sample
article ]
Discover the beauty of music which, throughout
the Christian ages, has glorified God and honored
the Blessed Virgin and the saints: Gregorian
chant, polyphony, orchestral, opera and more.
History [ sample article ]
Find out the answer to these questions: what
happened in the Christian catacombs of Rome; who
were the "Know Nothings" and what did
they not know; what were the results of the
French Revolution; who were the Hungarian Freedom
Fighters; how did seven Jesuits survive the
Bombing of Hiroshima; how did Jesus Christ change
the course of human history?
Biography [ sample article ]
Learn about the great contributions of
Charlemagne, Queen Isabella and Mary Tudor;
Mother Rose Duchesne, Cardinal Mindszenty and
Pope Leo XIII; Coulumbus, Cortes and Magellan;
the Russian Romanovs and the Austro-Hungarian
Hapsburgs.
Geography [ sample article ]
The splendors of Christendom can be found the
world over. Each issue we take a look at a
different part of the world. Why was Moscow
called the Third Rome? Why were 374 monasteries
confiscated by the English government in the 16th
century?
Church Tradition [ sample article ]
Have you ever wondered how a Pope is elected, or
what the College of Cardinals is and how it
functions? We explore Church hierarchy (e.g. what
is a titular bishop?), vestments (who wears a
pallium and why?), liturgy (what is the Agnus
Dei?), and church prayers (what
is the Angelus?) etc.
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