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A brief history lesson each and every day.
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Nov 1, 2017
Pope Julius II and the Sistine Chapel
On the 9th anniversary of being elected, Pope Julius II was able…
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Oct 28, 2017
The Surrender of La Rochelle
In the 1620’s Europe was embroiled in the Thirty Years’ War. In France, Louis XIII ruled with Cardinal Richelieu at his side. But this isn’t a tale of Musketeers. Today we’ll…
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Oct 27, 2017
Constantine has Vision of the Cross
Another religious epiphany. Again, it’s fascinating, but no one can ever truly know the truth about what really happened. And that makes it so much more intriguing.
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Oct 22, 2017
The Great Disappointment
Over the years, many would-be prophets have attempted to predict Jesus’ return, Armageddon, and other significant religious occurrences. They’ve all been wrong.
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Oct 15, 2017
Adoption of the Gregorian Calendar
Considering the fact that there is a day and night cycle literally everyday, the moon goes through its phases every month, and the seasons change every year, and all of…
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Oct 13, 2017
The Miracle of the Sun
I’m not religious, but things like this fascinate me. It’s easy to say it’s debunked and explain it away, but I still wonder about what it would have been like to be there.
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Oct 9, 2017
Pope John Paul II and the Dalai Lama Meet
There is something genuinely heartwarming about the relationship these two men shared. I mean, the Pope, and the Dalai Lama, having a bromance before it was even…
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