

The Catholic Defender: Jesus found in the book of Obadiah
While Jesus Christ is not mentioned by name in the Book of Obadiah, as the book was written roughly 500 years before His birth, Christian theology finds Jesus throughout its 21 verses. As the shortest book in the Old Testament, Obadiah focuses on the judgment of the proud nation of Edom and the ultimate restoration of Israel. Jesus is revealed, foreshadowed, and found within Obadiah's text. 1. The Ultimate Deliverer and Savior The final verse of the book points directly to a


The Catholic Defender: Saint Joseph Calasanz motto of the Piarists is “Piety and Letters.”
Deepertruth with special permission and aid with Franiciscan Media, a great team for the Lord https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-stand-in-the-gap-with-us-and-saint-joseph-calasanz/ Highlighting his pedagogical approach, Joseph Calasanz once wrote: “If from the very earliest years, a child is instructed in both religion and letters, it can be reasonably hoped that his life will be happy.” Accordingly, the motto of the Piarists is “Piety and Letters.” He was a cl


The Catholic Defender: The Catholic Church during the Pequot war 1634-1638
No Catholic direct presence, institutional role, or involvement in the Pequot War of 1634–1638. Context of the Conflict The military campaign was waged entirely by English Puritan colonists from the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Saybrook colonies, alongside Native allies like the Mohegans and Narragansetts. Seventeenth-century New England was strictly Protestant and intensely anti-Catholic. Puritans sought to purge English Christianity of all Roman Catholic tradition


The Catholic Defender: The Catholic Church during the French and Indian War (1754–1763)
French and Indian War (1754–1763), the Catholic Church served as a core pillar of New France’s cultural identity and imperial mission, while simultaneously acting as a major religious and political threat in the eyes of British-American colonists. Role in New France and Indigenous Relations Catholicism was deeply tied to the daily life, governance, and expansion goals of New France, making faith inseparable from French colonial presence. Jesuit missionaries actively worke




























