This Poem Changed the First World War

This Poem Changed the First World War

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. This is how John McCrae’s famous poem “In Flanders Fields” begins. He wrote this moving piece from the trenches in … Read more

Blessed Charles Habsburg: Emperor in Troubled Times

Blessed Charles Habsburg: Emperor in Troubled Times

Today, October 21, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of Blessed Charles I of Austria, also known as Charles Habsburg. Curiously, we celebrate his feast day on the day he got married, not on the day of his death. He unexpectedly became Emperor of Austria-Hungary, witnessed the collapse of his empire, … Read more