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May 2014

May 29, 2014

St. Francis Xavier College Entrance Requirements, 1899

The College of St. Francis Xavier was founded in 1847 by the Jesuits in Manhattan....

May 29, 2014

A Franciscan in Memphis: Father Francis Moening, O.F.M.

Founder of St. Joseph’s Hospital. Fr. Francis, of German extraction, entered the Franciscan Order in...

May 29, 2014

Catholics in the Movies: Frank McGlynn, Sr. (1866-1951)

A well-established character actor in the Silent Era and in Hollywood’s Golden Age, Frank...

May 29, 2014

Sermon for Ascension Thursday: St. Paul the Apostle Church, Manhattan, 1913

ASCENSION DAY. "And while they gazed on Him going into heaven." From this Day’s...

May 28, 2014

A Tribute to Catholic Sisters, 1899

A PRIEST’S TRIBUTE TO NUNS. Mgr. Conaty’s Sermon at the Georgetown Convent. (The New York...

May 28, 2014

Manhattan College Beats CCNY 5-0 (March 31, 1900)

MANHATTAN, 5; C.C.N.Y., O Opening Game of the Baseball Season at Jasper Oval. The...

May 28, 2014

Catholics at West Point, a 1908 Survey

Today, the day that the Class of 2014 graduates from the United States Military Academy, offers...

May 27, 2014

“The Church Would Look Foolish Without Them”: Regina Theresa Sherwood, Long Island, New York (1848-1933)

Regina Theresa Sherwood was for many years closely aligned with religion, education and charity in...

May 27, 2014

A Poem in Honor of the Feast of St. Philip Neri (1515-1595)

ST. PHILIP IN HIS GOD Philip, on thee the glowing ray Of heaven came down...

May 27, 2014

The Question Box

Why did the monks chain the Bible in the Middle Ages? To save it from...

May 26, 2014

Cardinal Gibbons Preaches at Funeral Mass of General Philip H. Sheridan, August 1888

Cardinal James Gibbons’ Sermon at the Funeral Mass of General Philip Sheridan, August 11, 1888,...

May 26, 2014

Remembering the Fallen: Corporal John Briody, Seventh U.S. Cavalry (1847-1876)

For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with the Battle of...

May 26, 2014

Military Mass During the Civil War, 1864

FATHER CORBY’S DESCRIPTION OF A MILITARY MASS On or about the 4th day of September,...

May 25, 2014

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May 25, 2014

Who’s Buried in Catholic Cemeteries: Lt. Powhatan Clarke, U.S. Army (1862-1893)

One of my favorite Frederic Remington drawings depicts the rescue of a Buffalo Soldier during...

May 25, 2014

The Cover of My New Book!

Dear Friends, I would like to offer a word of apology and an explanation for...

May 25, 2014

Catholic Poetry: “You Silent Dead,” In Honor of the Civil War Veterans

"YOU SILENT DEAD" By Sister Ignatius Summer, R.S.M. The silent dead! The silent dead! I've...

December 2013

December 09, 2013

Bishop Thomas Galberry, O.S.A., Hartford, Connecticut (1833-1878)

RIGHT REV. THOMAS GALBERRY, O.S.A., Fourth Bishop of Hartford Thomas Galberry first saw the light...

December 08, 2013

Sermon by Fr. Francis X. Weninger, S.J., on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 1882

FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. “Thou art all, fair, my love, and there is not...

December 01, 2013

Sermon for a Children’s Mass, First Sunday of Advent, 1900

SERMONS FOR CHILDREN'S MASSES, FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Gospel. Luke xxi: 25-33. At that time...

November 2013

November 30, 2013

Catholic Poetry: “A Christmas Song” by Teresa Brayton (1868-1943)

O LORD, as You lay so soft and white, A Babe in a manger stall,...

November 29, 2013

Quote of the Day– On Joy

“The joyous man is the strong man—ready to sympathize: to appreciate: to help: a comfort...

November 28, 2013

A Sermon on Thanksgiving, 1913

“Were not ten made clean? And where are the nine?”— From this Sunday’s Gospel....

November 27, 2013

Forgotten 19th Century Catholic Authors: Henrietta Dana Skinner

“Authentic Sketches of Living Catholic Authors: Mrs. Henry Wimple Skinner,” The Catholic World 65 (May...

November 24, 2013

Paulist Outreach to Non-Catholics Explained, 1896

TO SPREAD THE CATHOLIC FAITH. A Mission to Explain Dogma to Protestants is to be...

November 23, 2013

Catholic Poetry: “The Pillar of the Cloud,” by Blessed John Henry Henry Newman (1801-1890)

Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark,...

November 22, 2013

Father Alexis Granger, C.S.C., University of Notre Dame (1817-1893)

VICE-PRESIDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME: VERY REV. A. GRANGER Very Rev. Alexis Granger,...

November 21, 2013

Catholics on Stage, 1919

Hubert Savile, “Convent-Bred Thespians,” Theatre Magazine, Volume 30 (July 1919): 34. SHAKESPEARE, the patron saint...

November 20, 2013

Holy Cross College Alumnus Becomes Confederate General, 1863

The College of the Holy Cross was founded in 1843 by Father Benedict Joseph Fenwick,...

November 19, 2013

Montana’s First Bishop Recounts Audience with Pope Leo XIII, 1890

“Bishop Brondel in Rome,” The Tablet, June 7, 1890 SIR,— I wish to communicate to...