In this lecture from the 2007 Deep in History conference, Marcus Grodi shares his own experience of studying the history of Christianity in the United States. He also explores the
Welcome to our latest weekly roundup of original and curated Catholic content for converts and the curious! Here’s a sampling of what we’ve been up to over the past few days at The Coming
By applying Catholic Social Teaching to the historical experience of the Church in the New World, Msgr. Stuart Swetland looks at the ways Catholics engaged in mission and inculturation in
In this lecture from our 2007 Deep in History Conference, Msgr. Frank Lane looks at the missionary efforts of Jesuits in Upstate New York and Canada, and what the examples
This is part 3 of an ongoing series on the Reformation. Part 1 Part 2 In this one and only Church of God from its very beginnings there arose certain rifts,
In this lecture from the 2007 Deep in History Conference, the late Helen Hull Hitchcock, a leading voice on liturgy and women in the Church, presents a picture of what
In our first installment of this series, we asked the question, “What was the Reformation?” We argued with Catholic historian Hilaire Belloc that at its heart the Reformation was not
Before becoming Catholic, I was an evangelical Protestant for about twenty years, an ordained Protestant minister for more than eleven. My conversion was hard. I broke a lot of glass
The word “Fundamentalism” gets tossed around a lot these days, often used to describe anyone who is a strict adherent to any religious belief. Historically speaking, however, “Fundamentalism” refers to
Who exactly was Lord Baltimore? Cities, railroads, and even the first diocese in the United States bear the name, but few know about the man himself. In fact, there were
In this fascinating lecture from the 2007 Deep in History Conference, Dr. James Hitchcock, professor of history at St. Louis University, looks at the history of Catholic missions in the
Joanna’s husband, Jamie, had to cancel his 2006 Deep in History lecture because he was at a wedding for a Royal Family member, who had to renounce his claim to