Sunday, April 5, 2026

Teutonic Order, Battle of Lake Peipus

The Battle of Lake Peipus (the so-called “Battle on the Ice”) was between the German Catholic Livonian Order and the assembled Russian forces of Alexander Nevsky, who was retrospectively honoured by the Soviets. This painting is by the Polish artist Mariusz Kozik.


What should a Catholic think about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Obviously both parties are by and large proceeding from a world-view drawn from false religious premises. The level of falsity differs great...