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January 2009

January 21, 2009

“Be prepared only for hard work”

Today marks the birth of Mother Mary Anselma Felber (1843-1883), foundress of the Benedictine Sisters...

January 20, 2009

“America may come to exhibit a proof to the world”

In 1789, when the United States got its first President, it also got its first...

January 20, 2009

Father Moreau, Founder of the Holy Cross Family

Today marks the death of Father Basil Moreau (1799-1873), a French priest who founded the...

January 20, 2009

The Apostle of Japan

Today marks the death of Alessandro Valignano (1539-1606), the Italian missionary who oversaw Jesuit activity...

January 19, 2009

“The Snowshoe Bishop”

Today marks the death of Bishop Frederic Baraga (1797-1868), first Bishop of Marquette and the...

January 19, 2009

“Whatever concerns the poor is always our affair.”

Today marks the death of Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart (1823-1902). Born Esther Pariseau...

January 19, 2009

“He has done the greatest thing anyone can do.”

At the time of his assassination, plans were underway for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,...

January 18, 2009

Founder of Christian Unity Week

Since today begins the week of prayer for Christian Unity, it’s a good opportunity to...

January 18, 2009

An Apostle to the Slovak Immigrants

Between 1870 and 1920 some 650,000 Slovak immigrants came to the United States. A largely...

January 18, 2009

“You Are Just Like Jesus”

A 1959 Gallup Poll listed him as the seventh most popular person in the world...

January 17, 2009

A Woman Who Made a Difference

This day, as Pope Gregory XI entered Rome in 1377, officially marks an end to...

January 17, 2009

“A Magnificent Priestly Dynasty”

During National Vocations Awareness Week, I've referred quite a bit to families with multiple vocations....

January 16, 2009

Those Hanselman Boys

Today marks the death of Father Joseph F. Hanselman (1856-1923), who played a leading role...

January 16, 2009

Upcoming Lecture at Fordham

Back in 2001, Father Mark Massa, S.J., started a center for American Catholic Studies at...

January 16, 2009

The Dominican “Home Boys”

The Dominican History Blog is a model for Church History blogs. Today they have a...

January 16, 2009

The Clerical Country Club

Until 1957, the Brooklyn diocese covered all of Long Island. For most of that time,...

January 16, 2009

Did the Jesuits Assassinate Lincoln?

According to Charles Chiniquy (1809-1899) they did. Today marks the death of the ex-priest who...

January 16, 2009

A Jesuit Brahmin

Today marks the death of Roberto de Nobili (1577-1656), an Italian Jesuit who spent more...

January 15, 2009

“Weeping and Yet Hoping”

The occasion of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday offers a good opportunity to share this...

January 15, 2009

Quote of the Day

Redeemed is the story of Heather King’s conversion to Catholicism and her life thereafter. It’s...

January 15, 2009

A Strange but True Coincidence

On January 15, 1888, Pope Leo XIII canonized Peter Claver (1581-1654), a Spanish Jesuit who...

January 15, 2009

“The Lord Challenges Our Faith to Do Something New”

Today is the Feast Day of St. Arnold Janssens (1837-1909), a German priest who founded...

January 14, 2009

Doublemint Jesuits

Loyola University in New Orleans has a fantastic digital collection of 19th century Jesuit photos....

January 14, 2009

Are YOU Smarter Than a Sixth Grader?

This History test was given to sixth graders at a Brooklyn parochial school in 1916....

January 14, 2009

“An Authoritarian Radical”

Today marks the death of Cardinal Henry Edward Manning (1808-1892), one of the leading figures...

January 13, 2009

“Will I be Faithful?”

Today marks the birth of a woman who became modern day martyr, Maryknoll Sister Maura...

January 13, 2009

Bishopswear, 1800’s Style

Following up an earlier post on 1800's priests' garb, I recently discovered this rare photo...

January 12, 2009

Ah, the Good Old Days…

When college was sixty dollars a year! This ad for St. Francis College, Brooklyn, is...

January 12, 2009

“Jovial Father Gleeson of the Munsters”

Before he wrote I, Claudius, Robert Graves (1895-1985) served on the Western Front during World...

January 11, 2009

The Victorian Mother Theresa

Today marks the death of Elizabeth Prout (1820-1864), known as the Mother Theresa of Victorian...