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December 13, 2009

Catholic Poetry

Light of lights! All gloom dispelling,Thou didst come to make thy dwellingHere within our world...

December 13, 2009

Council of Trent Opens, 1545

Today marks the opening of the Council of Trent. The 1911 Catholic Encycloepdia writes: “The...

December 13, 2009

St. Frances De Chantal (1572-1641)

Today isn’t her feast day, but today does mark the day that St. Frances De...

December 12, 2009

Christmas Music

December 12, 2009

Catholic Art

This painting was done by Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766), an Italian-born Jesuit brother who worked in...

December 12, 2009

Quote of the Day

Was there a moment, known only to God, when all the stars held their breath,...

December 12, 2009

College Football Photo of the Week

This programme is from 1963.

December 12, 2009

Our Lady of Guadalupe

In 1531 a "Lady from Heaven" appeared to a humble Native American at Tepeyac, a...

December 12, 2009

Bishop Louis DuBourg (1766-1833)

Born in Santo Domingo, Louis William Valentine DuBourg grew up in France and was ordained...

December 11, 2009

Christmas Music

December 11, 2009

Quote of the Day

The work for God goes on quite simply in this way; one does not always...

December 11, 2009

Movie of the Week

Going My Way, a 1944 film directed by Leo McCarey. It is a light-hearted musical...

December 11, 2009

Venerable Gregorio Buhl, F.S.C. (1896-1973)

Br. Gregorio Bühl came to Italy at the age of 17 from Villingendorf, Germany, where...

December 11, 2009

Encyclical on Christ the King Issued, 1925

On this day in 1925, Pope Pius XI issued the encyclical Quas Primas, in which...

December 10, 2009

Christmas Music

December 10, 2009

Treasures from the Treasure Chest

December 10, 2009

Quote of the Day

The Christian Mysteries are an indivisible whole. If we become immersed in one, we are...

December 10, 2009

Paolo Uccello (1397-1475)

Paolo Uccello was an Italian painter and a mathematician who was notable for his pioneering...

December 10, 2009

Francis William Petre (1847-1918)

Francis William Petre was a prominent New Zealand-born architect based in Dunedin. Before his time,...

December 10, 2009

Teodoro Pedrini, C.M. (1671-1746)

Teodorico Pedrini was an Italian priest, missionary, musician and composer. Pedrini was born in Fermo,...

December 10, 2009

Thomas Merton (1915-1968)

Today in 1968 marks the death of Trappist monk and author Thomas Merton. At America...

December 10, 2009

Blessed Marco Antonio Durando, C.M. (1801-1880)

Born in Italy, he joined the Vincentian Fathers and was ordained in 1824. Although he...

December 10, 2009

Encyclical on Italian Immigration, 1888

On this day in 1888, Pope Leo XIII issued the encyclical Quam Aerumnosa, on the...

December 09, 2009

Christmas Music

December 09, 2009

Quote of the Day

To us Christians, the first Christmas Day is the solstice or bottle-neck of history. Things...

December 09, 2009

Old (Anti-) Catholic Stuff

This pro-Klan and anti-Catholic cartoon was circulated in the 1920’s.

December 09, 2009

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)

Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the passing of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. Born in...

December 09, 2009

University of Louvain Founded, 1425

Today marks the founding of the University of Louvain in 1425, the oldest continuously Catholic...

December 09, 2009

Dame Edith Sitwell (1887-1964)

Today marks the death of poet Edith Sitwell, who was received into the Roman Catholic...

December 08, 2009

Christmas Music