The Drama of Isabella the Catholic
Featured image: CONTEMPORARY PORTRAIT: Isabella (far right) was ‘a beautiful blonde, of queenly figure, exquisitely chiseled features, and with mild blue eyes.’ By Beverly Stevens She is an enigma. Was...
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By Harry Stevens Photo by Beverly Stevens and Teresa Limjoco Who was Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar? Depends on who you ask, it seems. Various depictions of this heroic knight have emerged in the last thousand...
View ArticleThe Bipolarism of Catholic Spain
Photos by Teresa Limjoco Peter De Trolio of Jerez de la Frontera is an American lawyer who has been living in southern Spain for more than 20 years, where he has worked in exporting. A married father...
View ArticleThe Strange Story of Cordoba’s Disputed Cathedral
By Peter De Trolio III THE GUADALQUIVIR RIVER ON THE ANCIENT ROMAN BRIDGE: Cordoba is an ancient dwelling place, settled long before the Romans built their monumental city (featured image) MASSIVE...
View ArticleThe Ancient Mass in Modern Madrid
By Teresa Limjoco There is perhaps no country in the world where an inherited religion is repudiated as vehemently as in Spain. For decades, Spanish universities and media elites have kept up a...
View ArticleQueens, Writers, Religious & Servants
Nine Catholic Women of Spain By Barbara Monzon-Puleo If the history of Catholic civilization is today reported in a negative, highly-biased light, it is true that the footprints of Catholic women in...
View ArticlePelayo & The Cradle of Catholic Spain
By Father José Miguel Marqués Campo Our story begins in 711 AD — Dark Ages Spain, when Muslims from North Africa have invaded the entire Iberian Peninsula. Legends tell us of Pelayo (Latin ‘Pelagius’)...
View ArticleSpain’s Catholic Chess Queen
By Meghan Ferrara Photos by Teresa Limjoco Though chess is an ancient game, its popularity continues to this day. The strategy and finesse required to succeed are an integral part of the fascination...
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Conquistador your stallion stands in need of company And like some angel’s haloed brow You reek of purity I see your armor plated breast Has long since lost its sheen And in your death mask face There...
View Article“We Need To Be Our True Catholic Selves”
Interview with a Spanish Priest In this candid interview, Don Jose Miguel Marques Campo talks with REGINA Magazine’s Teresa Limjoco about his experience as a diocesan priest and the difficulties he’s...
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