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September 2009

September 17, 2009

Adrienne Von Speyr (1902-1967)

Born September 20, 1902 in La Chaux-de-Fonds,Switzerland, Adrienne von Speyr was a laywoman, wife, medical...

September 17, 2009

Mother Mary Francis Xavier Warde (1810-1884)

Born at Belbrook House, Mountrath, Queen's County, Ireland, 1810; died at Manchester, N.H., 17 September,...

September 17, 2009

Cardinal John M. Farley (1842-1918)

John Murphy Farley (April 20, 1842—September 17, 1918) was an Irish American Cardinal of the...

September 16, 2009

Old (Anti-)Catholic Stuff

September 16, 2009

Quote of the Day

Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue. James Cardinal...

September 16, 2009

Cardinal Edward Henry Howard (1829-1892)

Edward Henry Howard (1829-1892) was an English Catholic priest and archbishop, who was made a...

September 16, 2009

First American Catholic Publisher

Author and publisher, b. in Dublin, Ireland, 28 January, 1760; d. in Philadelphia, U.S.A. 15...

September 16, 2009

Monsignor John A. Ryan (1869-1945)

John A. Ryan was raised in a large Irish Catholic family. He was the first...

September 15, 2009

Old Catholic Stuff

This page from the 1890's book The Catholic Pages of America shows a map of...

September 15, 2009

Quote of the Day

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. Thomas...

September 15, 2009

Father Joseph Brunemann, O.S.F. (1822-1874)

Today marks the death of Father Joseph Brunemann, a figure of interest in the development...

September 15, 2009

Papal Bull Issued Today, 1896

On this day in 1896, Pope Leo XIII issued the papal bull Apostolicae Curae, which...

September 15, 2009

St. Joseph’s University opens in Philadelphia, 1851

On the morning of September 15, 1851, according to tradition, some three dozen boys trooped...

September 15, 2009

Little Sisters of the Poor Come to America, 1868

On this day in 1868, the Little Sisters of the Poor, founded in France by...

September 14, 2009

Book of the Week

The year of the priest makes this a good time Father George Rutler's The Cure...

September 14, 2009

Baseball Photo of the Week

The Georgetown University Baseball Team, 1908.

September 14, 2009

Quote of the Day

It is marvelous how Our Lord sets His seal upon all that we do, if...

September 14, 2009

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

Today marks the death in 1321 of Dante Alighieri. His central work, the Divina Commedia...

September 14, 2009

Augustus Pugin (1812-1852)

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1 March 1812 – 14 September 1852) was an English architect,...

September 13, 2009

Catholic Poetry

MEN OF ASSISI Lionel Johnson A crown of roses and of thorns;A crown of roses...

September 13, 2009

Quote of the Day

All the world together is not worth one soul. St. Francis De Sales

September 13, 2009

Ambrose E. Burnside (1824-1881)

Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was an American soldier, railroad...

September 13, 2009

John Barry, Father of the U.S. Navy

John Barry (1745 – September 13, 1803) was an officer in the Continental Navy during...

September 13, 2009

Gabriel Richard, First Priest in Congress

Father Gabriel Richard (October 15, 1767 – September 13, 1832) was a French Roman Catholic...

September 13, 2009

Bishop Sheil, CYO Founder

Bernard James Sheil (February 18, 1888 - September 13, 1969) was an Auxiliary Roman Catholic...

September 12, 2009

College Football Photo of the Week

This 1942 program features Duquesne vs. Holy Cross.

September 12, 2009

Quote of the Day

What is a work of art? A word made flesh. That is the truth, in...

September 12, 2009

Catholic Art

This painting, The Holy Family, was painted by English artist James Collinson in 1878. Wikipedia...

September 12, 2009

Two Encyclicals Issued Today

On this day Pope Leo XIII issued two encyclicals. In 1891 Pastoralis Officii addressed the...

September 12, 2009

Father Thomas F. Price (1860-1919)

Rev. Thomas Frederick Price, Co-Founder of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, was born...