Archive for March 2022
Saint Patrick: The Tale of a Slave for Christ
TweetShareShareWho was Saint Patrick?” Why do we celebrate his name today? His legacy is much more than festive green parties, green beer and shamrocks. Patrick was born around 385 AD in Britain during a tumultuous time. At the time, Britain was under Roman rule and his family lived in constant fear. Because the great Roman…
Read MoreMolly Pitcher: The Revolutionary Woman Behind the Name
TweetShareShare Betsy Ross. Martha Washington. Dolly Madison. These were all great women of the American Revolution. But have you heard of Mary Ludwig Hays? She might be the bravest, strongest and most patriotic woman of them all. During the Revolution women were cut from a different cloth. Many women refused to stay home,…
Read MoreWashington’s Farewell: What America Still Hasn’t Learned
TweetShareShareGeorge Washington warned us in his Farewell Address of 1796. But we didn’t listen. We’re still deaf to his final words. George warned us of how political partisanship seeks to “acquire influence” and “misrepresent the opinions.” Washington eloquently admonished that the “fatal tendency” of any democracy is replacing the national will with “the will of…
Read MoreOh Say Can You See?: How a Divine Miracle Created our National Anthem
TweetShareShareThe late summer of 1814 was one of America’s darkest moments. The British-American War of 1812 raged into its third year. On July 25 the Battle of Lundy’s Lane near Niagara Falls proved a bloodbath victory for the British. On August 12 the USS Somers and Ontario warships were captured. Two weeks later Washington D.C…
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