Archive for September, 2010

Roberts Liardon tells us that for the next five years, Zbynek would be an avid supporter of the Czech reform movement. Unfortunately, his love for money and power eventually changed his position. But for a period of time, Hus was one of Zbynek’s favorite priests. For example, in 1405, Zbynek received reports from Italy and [...]

Roberts Liardon tells us that aside from the common people, the university masters and students also attended his services in large numbers. Hus had both a scholastic theology and a heart for the common man. This unrivaled combination would educate a generation of upcoming reformers. He taught that the highest attainment man was capable of [...]

Born in 1372 to poor peasant parents, Hus began his life in a village called Husinec, located on the Blanice River in the southern part of Bohemia. The house where Hus was born still stands today, but a fire destroyed most of it in 1859; only the room where he was born was saved. Roberts [...]

I don’t know about you, but if I was a church member, I wouldn’t appreciate being called a “swine.” However, the article perfectly illustrates the mind-set of the day: If you weren’t a part of the elite Catholic clergy, your life amounted to nothing. Women were reduced to dirt. Why he wrote that the Bible [...]

Roberts Liardon tells us that Sigismund was scheduled to meet Zbynek the next day on the way to Hungary, escorting him into the city. But a strange thing happened before the meeting. Zbynek was found dead poisoned by his own cook. There was no lack of candidates who desired to fill Zbynek’s position. Twenty-four men [...]

The Catholics taught that only a priest, bishop, etc., could release a person from the guilt of sin by merely speaking it over the person. Many times, absolution was paid for with money or some other sort of possession. Wycliffe wrote, There is no greater heresy for a man than to believe that he is [...]