Catholic Essays on the Middle Ages. Share full article. Jan. 21, 1905. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from January 21, 1905, Section SATURDAY, Page ...

In the Middle Ages, society should reflect the ultimate embodiment of unity and difference — the Holy Trinity. The recent celebration of Trinity Sunday on May 27 calls this to mind.

Many Catholics would argue that we’re in a “Dark Age” of sorts: the culture war battles are seemingly being lost, Christians are being persecuted for their beliefs, and Catholic priests are ...

This power was great in the Middle Ages. For several centuries the pope constituted himself a sort of overlord, a supermonarch who exercised a kind of political suzerainty over the rulers of Europe.

Editor's Note: This is Part Two of a two-part series.Read Part One here. "Lessons to be Learned from the Catholic Church," a study of management practices by the American Institute of Management ...

It took centuries for the practice of celibacy to become widespread, but it eventually became the norm in the Western Catholic church. Despite the decrees from the Middle Ages, celibacy is still a ...