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We Still Don’t Understand St. Francis, 800 Years After His Death
Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. You’re reading Dispatch Faith, our weekly newsletter exploring the intersection of religion and public life from leading writers of various faiths. Hi and happy Sunday. Saturday marked the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi.
Innocent XIII: A Steady Hand at the Tiller
Cover image: Pope Innocent XIII (Michelangelo dei Conti) The Conti are a storied family of Roman nobility who gave many illustrious sons to the service of the Church, including no fewer than five popes and a saint. Indeed it was the most recent of this line, Innocent XIII (Michelangelo dei Conti), who had the honor of beatifying his own family member, the thirteenth-century Franciscan, Andrea dei Conti.
On this Day: Pope Clement XI
On the feast of St. Joseph, 19 March 1721, Clement XI exchanged time for eternity. He had nurtured a lifelong devotion to Joseph as patron of a holy death, and rested content at receiving the last sacraments on that holy day. In some of his last words, whispered to his nephew, he said, “See how all the honors of this world come to an end. Only that is great which is great in God’s sight.
Gregory XV and the universal church
Four hundred years ago Alessandro Ludovisi was selected as pope by the assembled cardinals and assumed the name Gregory XV. After the long reign of Paul V Borghese — who had completed St. Peter’s basilica — the electors were looking for a “caretaker” pope, usually an elderly cardinal who could help slowly transition the Church to a later, more vigorous pontiff. Yet history shows us that such “caretaker” popes can have historical significance that transcends their short terms in office.
Charlemagne in Full
The product of a lifetime of study in early Medieval European history, Janet Nelson’s new work on Charles the Great does not necessarily break the mold, but it does establish a new standard. A recognized expert on the Frankish peoples and the Carolingian dynasty, we are privileged to have her insights—gleaned over an illustrious career—on one of the most critical characters in European history.
Football, faith, and the call of human nature: Why pilgrimage is a part of us
This fall we are taking my daughter on college visits, passing through many different areas of the country. Since we were going to be nearby, I thought it would be good to visit the home of our favorite football team, the Green Bay Packers.
St. Teresa had to defend the Church against attacks from the inside
In many ages of the Church, there has been a crying need for reform. One of the most critical times was during the Reformation of the 16th century. Whole countries were abandoning Catholicism. Millions of souls found themselves ripped from their baptismal faith by the political and religious upheavals of the times. In Spain, though, the situation was stable. There, long before Luther appeared on the scene, the Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabel had thoroughly purified the Church.
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