The Constitutional Convention Opens: May 25, 1787
This text comes from our book, The American Venture. “How are you today, my dear General!” With these words, Gouverneur Morris greeted...
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Catholic Textbook Project
- May 15
- 2 min
Segregated Schools Ruled Unconstitutional: May 17, 1954
This text comes from our book, The American Venture. One of the most significant acts of Eisenhower’s presidency was his appointment of...
Catholic Textbook Project
- May 8
- 3 min
German Government Surrenders to the Allies: May 7, 1945
This text comes from our book, The American Venture. Though the Allies had driven the Germans from France, they bogged down along the...
Christopher Zehnder
- Apr 14
- 3 min
A Brave Bishop Leaves Prison: April 29, 1839
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. It was silent night, November 20, 1837. By order...
Christopher Zehnder
- Apr 11
- 4 min
Parliament Emancipates Catholics:April 13, 1829
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Conditions did not improve when George IV became...
Christopher Zehnder
- Apr 1
- 5 min
Congress Declares War “for Democracy”: April 6, 1917
From our text, Lands of Hope and Promise, A History of North America. By early 1917, the British blockade of Germany was beginning to...
Christopher Zehnder
- Mar 24
- 3 min
Death of a Great Romantic: March 26, 1827
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. … [T]hough Romanticism started as a literary...
Christopher Zehnder
- Mar 17
- 4 min
A Dastardly Execution: March 21, 1804
This text comes from our book,Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Despite the Treaty of Amiens, France and Great...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Feb 27
- 1 min
What is a Catholic education for?
It’s an important question that educators and parents must ponder deeply. Our President, Michael Van Hecke, offers a short, helpful, and...
Christopher Zehnder
- Feb 17
- 3 min
Hungary against the Habsburgs: March 3, 1848
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. For many years, Hungary and Austria had shared...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Feb 10
- 4 min
The Pope’s Republican Encyclical: February 16, 1892
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Leo XIII was the first pope in many centuries to...
Christopher Zehnder
- Feb 3
- 5 min
The Founding of Vatican City State: February 11, 1929
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. “Gladly do We offer Our life for the Peace of the...
Christopher Zehnder
- Jan 28
- 4 min
Mexico Surrenders at Guadalupe-Hidalgo: February 2, 1848
From our text, Lands of Hope and Promise, A History of North America. It was September 13. [General Winfield] Scott had granted Santa...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Character Education with Dr. King
Martin Luther King, Jr’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was crucial in the cause of racial equality. Its rhetoric still has power. But the...
Christopher Zehnder
- Jan 20
- 5 min
Gold Discovered in California: January 24, 1848
From our text, Lands of Hope and Promise, A History of North America. It was January 1848. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo had not yet...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Jan 17
- 2 min
Success Story: Holy Child Catholic School
Holy Child Catholic School in New Mexico is one of many Catholic schools that chose to upgrade their curriculum using resources from the...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Jan 16
- 2 min
From the Founder: Michael Van Hecke
Thank you for caring enough about your students to educate them totally—heart, mind, and soul. In The Holy See’s Teaching on Catholic...
Christopher Zehnder
- Jan 14
- 3 min
The Birth of the German Empire: January 18, 1871
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. The Franco-Prussian War, as the 1870 struggle...
Catholic Textbook Project
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
Teaching History from a Shoebox
Have you ever found an old shoebox under a bed, or in your grandparent's attic? We can't resist rifling through it in hopes of recovering...
Christopher Zehnder
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
Victory for the Papal Zouaves: November 3, 1867
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. It continues our account of Garibaldi’s invasion...
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