Yes! RC stands for Roman Catholic.
We are a family in love with our Catholic faith and our goal is to share the joy of salvation history with you!
RC History was founded in the Jubilee Year 2000 by Ryan and Sonya Romens. We have seven children and homeschooled for 20 years. Sonya is also the author of the Connecting with History program. Over the years, the family has worked together in various capacities to run the business. Time has passed and the children have moved on to college, careers, and families of their own. Two of our daughters work with us to create new products, maintain the website, and do office work. They also travel with Sonya to homeschool conferences. If you see us at a conference be sure to stop and say hello!
When you call, email or Live Chat, it is Sonya who answers. I work very hard to provide quality, personalized customer service. I also provide email consultations and phone consultations by appointment. Contact Us to schedule a consultation
Thanks to our loyal customers, many of whom have become friends, RC History has grown from very humble beginnings to spreading from the US to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and Asia! The Catholic faith is truly universal and our family is grateful for the opportunity to share God's plan for the history of the world and for each of our personal histories.
We look forward to serving you!
Sonya Romens
The great Catholic historian, Christopher Dawson, distinguished between two levels of historical meaning, one being what we generally think of as history - the surface events of geopolitical history; the other, salvation history - the plan of Divine Providence - God's actions in human history.
"...there are two principles at work in history. True history - sacred history - is not the same as apparent history or secular history. The spiritual meaning and value of history are hidden under the veil of outward political and economic change." 1
Most of us have been educated to think of history and religion as two separate, unrelated subjects. The events of the world, war, and politics, governments, and nations, are generally taught with little if any, reference to the meaning or purpose to life or human events. As Catholics, we know that there truly is a Divine Planner who has a plan for human life. We know that the story of history has a definite beginning, middle and ultimate destiny and that our lives have a purpose and meaning which we can only begin to understand in this life.
Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, became Man and entered human history "in the fullness of time." The Incarnation is the central point of our faith and it is the center point of all history. Christ came to us in History, He comes to us in the Mystery of the Sacraments, and He will come again in Majesty at the end of time. For this reason "as Catholics, we are preeminently the people for whom history matters." 2
"The birth of Jesus at Bethlehem is not an event which can be consigned to the past. The whole of human history, in fact, stands in reference to him: our own time and the future of the world are illumined by His presence. He is 'the Living One,' 'who is, who was and who is to come."- Pope St. John Paul II
Our family began RC History, to provide a place for Catholic home educators to find reliable, truthful resources which bring the study of history to life and to deepen the understanding of our Christian heritage and God's plan for our lives within history.
1. Catholic historian, Christopher Dawson, "The Formation of Christendom" (Sheed & Ward, 1967, p. 81), as quoted in "Christianity and the Challenge of History" by John J. Mulloy, (Christendom Press, 1995)
2. "Light to the Nations: Reclaiming the Catholic Historical Imagination" by Prof. Rollin Lasseter
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