| My dear St Joan of Arc, the only one of these who has her own section on the website, has so much to teach us. Her life is a lesson and an inspiration. Particularly for a Christian monarchist St Joan sets the perfect example. She fought to restore the one and only King of France, Charles VII, not because he was a good man, not because she hated the English, not out of some sense of French nationalism, but simply because God told her to do so, and because Charles was the only legitimate ruler for the French people. She let no obstacle stand in her way, and was never swayed by the impossible odds arrayed against her. She was only a teenage, peasant girl of the Middle Ages, who knew nothing about combat, yet she took her countrymen into battle for God and the Dauphin, destroyed the invaders and placed Charles VII on the throne. She also kept faith even when things went wrong and when corrupt Church officials accused her of heresy. Her example will undoubtedly inspire many others for centuries to come. |
