But now the end was very rapidly approaching, and Jesus, who had been hanging for nearly six hours upon the cross, was suffering from that torment of
Archives for January 2012
Remember Me
O Jesus, remember me when thou comest in thy kingdom."Continuing The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ,our selection from Life of Christ by Frederic
Pontius Pilate’s Revenge
Pilate summarily dismissed these solemn hierarchs with the curt and contemptuous reply, "What I have written I have written."Continuing The
The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Nailed to the Cross.IntroductionThe crucifixion story is a plausible
The First Assault on the Doomed City
As the Spaniards advanced, the Mexicans set up a fierce war-cry, and sent off clouds of arrows with their accustomed spirit, while the women and boys
Cortes Captures the Aztec Capital
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Amid the Ruins.IntroductionAs we pick up the story, Montezuma, the
Charlemagne’s End
Today's installment concludes Charlemagne,our selection from A Popular History of France from the EarliestTimes, Volume 1 by François P.G. Guizot
Science, Literature, and Charlemagne
He really loved sciences, literature, and such studies as were then possible, and he cultivated them on his own account and for his own
Charlemagne and His Intellectuals
Charlemagne had too much need of their services to fear their criticisms and they, on their part, were more anxious to second his efforts.Continuing