Franklin Graham’s Public Theology and Ecclesiology
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ The public theology of Franklin Graham emerges from the broader framework of twentieth-century evangelical Protestantism, particularly the revivalist and Baptist traditions inherited from his father, Billy Graham. His ecclesiology—the theological understanding of the Church, its authority, sacraments, and mission—reflects the convictions historically associated with conservative evangelical Christianity. These convictions stand […]
The Anti-Catholicism of the Puritans in Early Massachusetts
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ The story of the Puritans in Massachusetts is often told as a heroic tale of persecuted Christians fleeing oppression in England in search of religious liberty. While there is truth in the claim that many Puritans suffered under the religious policies of the English crown, the historical reality is far […]
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605: Guy Fawkes, Catholic Resistance, and the Crisis of Stuart England
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Table of Contents Introduction The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 remains one of the most dramatic and consequential conspiracies in English history. Led principally by Robert Catesby and executed operationally by Guido, or Guy, Fawkes, the conspiracy aimed to destroy the English political order in a single explosion beneath the House […]
“How the Media Cheats”
Bill Sizemore Have you ever seen or heard a conservative interviewed on a television or radio news show and thought to yourself: That was pretty weak. Surely, he could have found something better to say than that. I confess that I used to make remarks like that myself, but I am not so quick to […]
Catholic Martyrs of the Holocaust
Matthew E. Bunson Catholics are constantly confronted with the claims that Pope Pius XII was complicit in the Holocaust, that vast numbers of Catholics collaborated with Hitler’s diabolical regime, and that Catholic priests, nuns, and bishops were ardent members of the Nazi Party and supporters of its policies. It is true that many Catholics turned […]
The Know-Nothing: and American Crusader – 15 July 1854.
Below is an example of the anti-Catholic rhetoric that spewed from the pages of this publication on29 July 1854. Things Which Roman Catholic Priests and all True Roman Catholics Hate. Providence, July 22, 1854 1. They HATE our Republic and are trying to overthrow it. 2. They HATE the American Eagle, and it offends them […]
PASTOR CHARLES CHINIQUY
If the person who called himself Father Chiniquy had confined himself to the ministrations of the religion for which he forsook the Church of his baptism, we might have left him unchallenged to give his own account of the motives and circumstances of his alleged conversion. But inasmuch as he has sought to gain popularity […]
Charles Chiniquy: An Examination of His “Fifty Years in the Church of Rome?
Facts Versus Falsehood In 1885, a former Catholic priest, Charles Chiniquy, wrote a book titled Fifty Years in the Church of Rome in which he made many scandalous allegations against the Catholic Church, including the accusation that the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 had been the result of a conspiracy by the Catholic […]
THE TWO CHINIQUYS
Charles Chiniquy, Catholic priest versus Charles Chiniquy, anti-Catholic preacher INTRODUCTION Most people today have never heard of Charles Chiniquy. However, between 1885 and 1899, he was one of the most famous men alive. Chiniquy was an excommunicated former Catholic priest who became famous in 1885 when he published a book, Fifty Years in the Church […]
THE LINCOLN WRITINGS OF CHARLES P.T. CHINIQUY
Joseph George Jr. Reprinted from Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (February 1976, volume 69, pp. 17-25) (Joseph George, Jr., at the time of the original publication of this article, was chairman of the history department at Villanova University. He received his doctorate in 1959 and is the author of several published articles on […]