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Chivalry
- -- Chivalry Chivalry was a “military institu tion or order, the members of which called Knights were pledged to the protection of the church and to the defence of the weak and the oppressed.” Chi valry has been very aptly regarded as the flower of feudalism....
St. Eusebius of Vercelli
St. Eusebius of Vercelli Someone has said that if there had been no Arian heresy denying Christ’s divinity, it would be very difficult to write the lives of many early saints. Eusebius is another of the defenders of the Church during one of its most trying...
The charter of the forest
The Charter of the forest. Forest law Before the Conquest the kings of England enjoyed the right to hunt freely on their own lands, but in this they did not differ significantly from any other landowner. It was not a function of kingship, rather the prerogative...
St. Alphonsus Liguori
St. Alphonsus Liguori Moral theology, Vatican II said, should be more thoroughly nourished by Scripture, and show the nobility of the Christian vocation of the faithful and their obligation to bring forth fruit in charity for the life of the world. Alphonsus,...
The sleeper train
The Sleeper train Summer time. Time for holiday lots of delays and queues at the airport Passengers facing four-hour security queues at some European airports Why not take the train now that is what I did yesterday Wonderful - - a Sleeper train Arrive...