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May 2009

May 14, 2009

Quote of the Day

The centuries which followed the fall of the Empire in the West, in spite of...

May 14, 2009

Treasures from the Treasure Chest

During the 1950's, Treasure Chest featured Our Lady within the context of various cultures. Seen...

May 13, 2009

Gary Cooper and Thomas Merton

Today in 1961 marks the death of movie icon Gary Cooper. His daughter recalled his...

May 13, 2009

Quote of the Day

Not the goods of the world, but God. Not riches, but God. Not honors, but...

May 13, 2009

Bede Griffiths, O.S.B. (1906-1993)

Alan Richard "Bede" Griffiths (17 December 1906 – 13 May 1993), also known as Swami...

May 12, 2009

Quote of the Day

You will not see anyone who is really striving after his advancement who is not...

May 12, 2009

Newman Made a Cardinal

On this day in 1879, John Henry Newman was made a Cardinal by Pope Leo...

May 11, 2009

Baseball Photo of the Week

Seen here in 1905 is the baseball team for Spring Hill College, a Jesuit college...

May 11, 2009

Quote of the Day

Only religion, only revelation, can explain things. Only God, Who made the kosmos, can say...

May 11, 2009

Matteo Ricci and the Jesuits in China

Matteo Ricci, SJ (October 6, 1552 – May 11, 1610) was an Italian Jesuit priest....

May 10, 2009

Quote of the Day

We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more...

May 10, 2009

Walker Percy (1916-1990)

Walker Percy (May 28, 1916 – May 10, 1990) was an American Southern author best...

May 09, 2009

Quote of the Day

"If you're going to do a thing, you should do it thoroughly. If you're going...

May 09, 2009

Blessed Caroline Gerhardinger (1797-1879)

Born to a working class family. Educated by the Canonesses of Saint Augustine until 1809...

May 08, 2009

Quote of the Day

The function of all art lies in fact in breaking through the narrow and tortuous...

May 08, 2009

Miriam Teresa Demjanovich (1901-1927)

Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, a Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, was born 26 March 1901...

May 07, 2009

Treasures from the Treasure Chest

During the 1950's, The Treasure Chest featured a series of drawings showing Mary in the...

May 07, 2009

Quote of the Day

Give something, however small, to the one in need. For it is not small to...

May 07, 2009

St. Alexis Toth of Wilkes-Barre

Today marks the death of Alexis Toth, a former Eastern Rite priest who is venerated...

May 06, 2009

The Gangs of Philadelphia, 1844

Today in 1844 marks the beginning of the Philadelphia Nativist Riots (also known as the...

May 06, 2009

Quote of the Day

Not 100 in the United States hate the Roman Catholic Church, but millions hate what...

May 06, 2009

John Adams and the Jesuits

In 1814, the Society of Jesus was restored after being suppressed for 41 years. Not...

May 06, 2009

St. Pierre Henri Dorié (1839-1866)

Pierre Henri Dorié (1839-1866) was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, who...

May 05, 2009

Quote of the Day

Charity unites us to God... There is nothing mean in charity, nothing arrogant. Charity knows...

May 05, 2009

Our Sunday Visitor

Our Sunday Visitor was founded on this day in 1912 by Father John F. Noll,...

May 05, 2009

Archbishop Michael A. Corrigan (1839-1902)

Today in 1902 marks the death of Michael Augustine Corrigan, New York’s third Archbishop. Born...

May 04, 2009

Baseball Photo of the Week

This photo appeared on the cover of Columbia, the Knights of Columbus magazine, in February...

May 04, 2009

Quote of the Day

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a...

May 04, 2009

Gypsy Saint: Blessed Ceferino Jimenez Malla (1881-1936)

The first Gypsy to be beatified was a martyr and a Secular Franciscan. Ceferino was...

May 03, 2009

Quote of the Day

In the Christian world, a truly prestigious culture has flourished throughout the centuries, as much...