Catholic Symbols
The cross, ichthys, chi-rho, and other sacred Catholic symbols.
Articles
The Chi-Rho:
Constantine's Monogram and What It Really Meant
The Chi-Rho is not a cross — it is a name. Tracing the first Christogram from pre-Christian scribal use through Constantine's vision to its place on papal documents today.
IHS:
The Abbreviation That Launched a Thousand Sermons
Three explanations circulate for the IHS monogram. Only one is historically correct — and understanding why matters for how Catholics read the name of Jesus.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus:
From Margaret Mary to the Modern Church
The devotion to the Sacred Heart was controversial, resisted by Rome for nearly two centuries, and is still widely misread as sentiment. The actual theological claim is far more demanding.