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From a Life of Luxury to a Life of Holy Poverty: St. Francis, Before the Franciscan Order

Posted by Dalton MoyApril 7, 2019Comments: 21

Winner of the Spring 2019 StMU History Media Award for Best Article in the Category of “People” Francis was faced with a very large obstacle: while he was trying his hardest to pursue what he…

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A Document Shroud in Controversy: Humanae Vitae

Posted by Michael LearyMarch 3, 2019Comments: 27

Pope Paul VI shocked both the Church and the media in 1968 with his release of Humanae Vitae, an encyclical focused on the use of contraception within marriage.1 Pope Paul VI was not the first…

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“This is the miracle of miracles”: The Holy Mass

Posted by Daniela DuranNovember 4, 2018Comments: 54

It was March 25, and the Catholic Church was celebrating the feast of the “Annunciation,” which is the day in which the angel Gabriel appeared to Virgin Mary, informing her that she would soon give…

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A Deadly Path Towards Sainthood: The Assassination of Monsignor Oscar Romero

Posted by Daniela DuranOctober 6, 2018Comments: 98

Winner of the Fall 2018 StMU History Media Award for Best Overall Research It was March 24, 1980. At 6:30 PM, Monsignor Oscar Romero was officiating his daily mass, just as any other day. Believers…

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Gregor Mendel, the Father of Modern Genetics: Brilliant Scientist or Complete Failure?

Posted by Belia CamarenaMarch 20, 2018Comments: 59

On January 9, 1884, three days after Gregor Mendel’s death, a huge cloud of smoke could be seen rising from the Abbey of St. Thomas. This abbey is located in the Moravian city of Brno,…

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Assassination on the Innocent: The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572

Posted by Maria EsquivelFebruary 28, 2018Comments: 56

In the early hours of August 24, 1572, all was calm in France until an unexpected chaos struck the Protestant Huguenots gathered at the Louvre Palace in Paris. After attending the wedding festivities between the Protestant…

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Heliocentrism: Galileo's Battle With the Church

Posted by Jose FigueroaFebruary 15, 2018Comments: 72

February 13, 1633 was the final day of the trial led by the Holy Office. Galileo once again walked into the same dim, candle-lit room in one of the beautiful churches of Rome. The eyes…

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St. Helena and The Legend of The True Cross

Posted by Michelle FalconNovember 19, 2017Comments: 41

This is a legend unlike any other. It all started with a young servant girl named Flavia Julia Helena.1 Born in 248 C.E. in Bithynia, a province of the Roman Empire, Helena was no different…

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St. Ignatius of Loyola: From Knight to Priest

Posted by Mario De LeonApril 7, 2017Comments: 37

St. Ignatius was a Spanish priest who founded the Society of Jesus, or Jesuit Order, in 1540. He intended the society to be servants of the pope, and therefore of the universal Catholic Church. The…

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Martin Luther: Rebel or Reformer?

Posted by Teresa ValdezMarch 2, 2017Comments: 31

In 1517, when the 95 Theses were first posted, Martin Luther had no intention of breaking from the Roman Catholic Church. Rather, he sought to reform the Church’s view on indulgences, believing that no one…

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The First Crusade

Posted by Danielle A. GarzaDecember 11, 2016Comments: 21

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Our Lady of Paris

Posted by Soki SalazarNovember 9, 2016Comments: 94

Winner of the Fall 2016 StMU History Media Award for Best Featured Image Whenever we hear the name Notre Dame, one of two things might come to mind: the movie that we all watched and loved,…

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Constantine's Conversion

Posted by Victoria SanchezNovember 4, 2016Comments: 28

There are many different opinions surrounding the conversion of Constantine the Great, the Roman emperor known for reuniting the divided Rome after taking power as the sole emperor of the Roman empire.1 His conversion is…

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Martin Luther and The 95 Theses

Posted by Andres PalaciosSeptember 29, 2016Comments: 38

In 1517 Martin Luther was provoked by Johann Tetzel to write his famous 95 Theses. In the spring of 1517, Johann Tetzel, a German friar who practiced the selling of indulgences in Germany, was preaching on…

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The Peace of God and Truce of God

Posted by Trey WhitworthSeptember 21, 2016Comments: 23

The Peace of God was a medieval religious movement that aimed to keep the constantly warring nobles of Europe in check.1 The Peace of God movement originated in France during the 10th century, but as time went on, it grew to…

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Perseverance in Preservation: The Hundred-year Historical Development of Woodlawn Lake Park

Woodlawn Lake with the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica Catholic Church and the Tower of the Americas in the background | Courtesy of Flickr user shékum (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)