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October 2009

October 14, 2009

Father Salvatore Micalizzi, C.M. (1856-1937)

Today also marks the death of Father Salvatore Micalizzi (1856-1937), an Italian Vincentian whose canonization...

October 14, 2009

Bing Crosby and the Jesuits

Today marks the death of America’s favorite crooner (and movie priest), Bing Crosby (1903-1977). Born...

October 13, 2009

Quote of the Day

Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion God, which, if admitted,...

October 13, 2009

Name that Nun

Does anyone know what community this sister belongs to? I ask because I myself don’t...

October 13, 2009

Old Catholic Stuff

The above is from a 1914 textbook used in Catholic schools of the time.

October 13, 2009

Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa (1904-1955)

Born in Balasar, Portugal, as a child she received a solid Christian education. At age...

October 12, 2009

Quote of the Day

Founded on immutable and universal principles, the Church can never grow old or obsolete, but...

October 12, 2009

Book of the Week

Douglas Brinkley and Julie Fenster’s Parish Priest is a short, lively and readable account of...

October 12, 2009

Esteban Bellan (1850-1932): MLB’s First Latin Player

Esteban Bellan (1850-1932) was the first Cuban and the first Latin American to play major...

October 12, 2009

Christopher Columbus and American Catholicism

Throughout the nineteenth century, Protestant Americans loved to remind Catholics that their own ancestors were...

October 12, 2009

Piero della Francesca (1415-1492)

Piero della Francesca (c. 1415 – October 12, 1492) was an Italian artist of the...

October 12, 2009

Roger Taney, First Catholic Chief Justice

Roger Brooke Taney was the eleventh United States Attorney General. He also was the fifth...

October 11, 2009

Catholic Poetry

LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT By John Henry NewmanLead, kindly Light, amid th’encircling gloom, lead Thou me...

October 11, 2009

Quote of the Day

God does not ask the impossible, but instructs you to do what you are able,...

October 11, 2009

New York Foundling Hospital Founded Today, 1869

On this day in 1869, the New York Foundling Hospital opened under the Sisters of...

October 11, 2009

Vatican II Opens Today, 1962

On this day in 1962, the Second Vatican Council opened. Above is a prayer card...

October 10, 2009

Quote of the Day

To be ignorant of the Scriptures is not to know Christ.St. Jerome

October 10, 2009

College Football Photo of the Week

The Gonzaga University Football Team, 1896.

October 10, 2009

Catholic Art

Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) wasn’t Catholic, but he created some beautiful paintings with Catholic themes, including...

October 10, 2009

St. Francis Borgia (1510-1572)

Born to the nobility, the great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI; grandson of King Ferdinand of...

October 10, 2009

St. Daniel Comboni (1831-1881)

Today marks the death of St. Daniel Comboni, the first Catholic bishop in Central Africa....

October 10, 2009

America’s First Cardinal

Born in Brooklyn in 1810, John McCloskey was the first native New Yorker ordained to...

October 09, 2009

Movie of the Week

Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Italian: Fratello Sole Sorella Luna) is a 1972 film directed by...

October 09, 2009

Quote of the Day

In educating the young it is not sufficient that religious instruction be given to them...

October 09, 2009

Newman Received into the Church Today, 1845

On this day in 1845, John Henry Newman was received into the Roman Catholic Church...

October 09, 2009

Pope Pius XII (1939-1958)

Today marks the death of Pope Pius XII (1939-1958). He was Pius XI’s announced choice...

October 09, 2009

Pigneau de Béhaine (1741-1799)

Pierre Joseph Georges Pigneau, commonly known as Pigneau de Béhaine, also Pierre Pigneaux and Bá...

October 09, 2009

Penny Lernoux (1940-1989)

Penny Lernoux was an American journalist and book author. Born in California, she studied at...

October 09, 2009

Morris West (1916-1999)

Morris Langlo West was an Australian novelist and playwright, best known for his novels The...

October 09, 2009

Clair Booth Luce (1903-1987)

American playwright, legislator, and diplomat, born in New York City, and educated at private schools....