Dispatches

Join, or Die: The Meaning of America's First Po...

Join or Die flag meaning: Benjamin Franklin's 1754 severed-snake cartoon urged the colonies to unite—or die. The history behind America's first cartoon.

Join, or Die: The Meaning of America's First Po...

Join or Die flag meaning: Benjamin Franklin's 1754 severed-snake cartoon urged the colonies to unite—or die. The history behind America's first cartoon.

What Does Christus Rex Mean? The Feast of Chris...

Christus Rex means "Christ the King." Explore the Feast of Christ the King, Pius XI's 1925 encyclical Quas Primas, and the Pantocrator icon.

What Does Christus Rex Mean? The Feast of Chris...

Christus Rex means "Christ the King." Explore the Feast of Christ the King, Pius XI's 1925 encyclical Quas Primas, and the Pantocrator icon.

What Was the Stamp Act of 1765?

The Stamp Act of 1765 taxed nearly every printed page in the colonies and lit the fuse of revolution. Here's what it was and why it still matters.

What Was the Stamp Act of 1765?

The Stamp Act of 1765 taxed nearly every printed page in the colonies and lit the fuse of revolution. Here's what it was and why it still matters.

Patroness of America tee by 1765 Apparel — the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the United States

Did George Washington Die a Catholic? The Death...

The deathbed-conversion story is a legend — first printed in the 1880s, contradicted by the eyewitness record, and rejected by the Catholic historian who investigated it. The documented story —...

Did George Washington Die a Catholic? The Death...

The deathbed-conversion story is a legend — first printed in the 1880s, contradicted by the eyewitness record, and rejected by the Catholic historian who investigated it. The documented story —...

Militia Christi Chi-Rho tee by 1765 Apparel — the sign Constantine carried

Was There Really a Mass at Valley Forge? What t...

No Mass at Valley Forge is documented — and the true, primary-source story of Washington and the Catholics of the Revolution is better than the legend: the Pope's Day ban,...

Was There Really a Mass at Valley Forge? What t...

No Mass at Valley Forge is documented — and the true, primary-source story of Washington and the Catholics of the Revolution is better than the legend: the Pope's Day ban,...

St. Michael the Archangel tee by 1765 Apparel — Catholic clothing made in America

The Best Catholic Clothing Brands (2026): An Ho...

The Catholic apparel landscape in 2026, honestly mapped — playful, feminine, streetwear, masculine, and family lanes, from Sock Religious to Sanctus Co., plus the one corner we hold: masculine, veteran-owned,...

The Best Catholic Clothing Brands (2026): An Ho...

The Catholic apparel landscape in 2026, honestly mapped — playful, feminine, streetwear, masculine, and family lanes, from Sock Religious to Sanctus Co., plus the one corner we hold: masculine, veteran-owned,...