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November 2009

November 30, 2009

Mother Angela Sansbury, O.P. (1794-1839)

The first woman in the United States to become a Dominican Sister, Mariah Hamilton Sansbury...

November 30, 2009

John J. Wynne, S.J. (1859-1948)

Today marks the death of Father John J, Wynne, the first Editor of America magazine....

November 30, 2009

St. Joseph Marchand (1803-1835)

Joseph Marchand was a French missionary in Vietnam, and a member of the Paris Foreign...

November 30, 2009

Maximum Illud (1919)

Maximum Illud is an Apostolic Letter of Pope Benedict XV issued on November 30, 1919...

November 30, 2009

Orientalium Dignitas (1894)

Orientalium Dignitas is a papal encyclical concerning the Eastern Catholic churches issued by Pope Leo...

November 29, 2009

Advent is Here!

November 29, 2009

Christmas Music

November 29, 2009

Quote of the Day

Mercifully hear, O Lord, the prayers of Thy people; that as they rejoice in the...

November 29, 2009

Catholic Poetry

A CHRISTMAS SONGBy Theresa BraytonO Lord, as you lay so soft and white,A Babe in...

November 29, 2009

Dorothy Day (1897-1980)

There’s never been anyone quite like Dorothy Day in the history of Catholicism in the...

November 29, 2009

Daughters of Charity Founded 1633

In 1633, a French widow named Louise de Marillac and a French priest named Vincent...

November 28, 2009

Christmas Music

One of my favorites:

November 28, 2009

College Football Photo of the Week

November 28, 2009

Catholic Art

This painting of the Virgin and the Christ Child was done by Bartolome Esteban Murillo.

November 28, 2009

Quote of the Day

Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the ways of Thy only-begotten Son: that...

November 28, 2009

Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1660)

Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist who was the leading sculptor of his age...

November 28, 2009

St. Joseph Pignatelli (1737-1811)

Joseph Pignatelli was a Jesuit at the time of the suppression of the order by...

November 28, 2009

Ellen Ewing Sherman (1824-1888)

The wife of General William Tecumseh Sherman, she was also a prominent figure of the...

November 28, 2009

Archbishop Charles John Seghers (1839-1886)

Left an orphan at a very early date in Belgium, he was brought up by...

November 28, 2009

Worship Magazine Founded in 1926

Formerly known as Orate Fratres, the magazine is published by the monks of Saint John's...

November 27, 2009

Pope Benedict to Beatify Newman in Person

The Pope is to waive his own rules so he can preside in person over...

November 27, 2009

Christmas Music

As the Advent season approaches, McNamara's Blog will be getting into the Christmas spirit. The...

November 27, 2009

Quote of the Day

Hark, a herald voice is calling;“Christ is nigh,” it seems to say;“Cast away the dreams...

November 27, 2009

Movie of the Week

The Shoes of the Fisherman is a 1963 novel by the Australian author Morris West,...

November 27, 2009

Guillaume Dufay (1397?-1474)

Guillaume Dufay (Du Fay, Du Fayt) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the early Renaissance. As...

November 27, 2009

Jacopo Sansovino (1486-1570)

Jacopo d'Antonio Sansovino was an Italian sculptor and architect, known best for his works around...

November 27, 2009

Encyclical Issued Today, 1885

On this day in 1885, Pope Leo XIII issued Spectata Fides, On Christian Education.

November 27, 2009

Father Guido Gezelle (1830-1899)

Guido Pieter Theodorus Josephus Gezelle was an influential Dutch language writer and poet and a...

November 27, 2009

Alice Meynell (1847-1922)

Alice Meynell was born in Barnes of wealthy parents and was educated privately by her...

November 27, 2009

Athanasius Kircher, S.J. (1601-1680)

Athanasius Kircher was a 17th century German Jesuit scholar who published around 40 works, most...