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November 2013

November 18, 2013

“The Church Would Look Foolish Without Them”: Thomas F. O’Rorke, Bronx, New York

THOS. F. O’RORKE, of 692 Union Avenue, the Bronx, is one of the solid men...

November 17, 2013

The Poor Clares Come to the U.S., 1875

THE POOR CLARES (1875) Religious orders being an integral part of the Church, naturally share...

November 16, 2013

Catholic Poetry: “The Hound of Heaven” by Francis Thompson (1859-1907)

In the early twentieth century, Francis Thompson's poem "The Hound of Heaven" was very popular...

November 15, 2013

Know-Nothings Plot to Burn Fordham, 1853

Father John Larkin played a major role in the development of Catholic higher education in...

November 14, 2013

Passionists Celebrate Golden Jubilee in U.S., 1902

“Golden Jubilee of the Passionists in the United States, by a Passionist Father” The Catholic...

November 10, 2013

George Hasenour (1841-1915): Soldier, Teacher, Entrepeneur

A Civil War Veteran: George Hasenour , Celestine, Indiana George Hasenour, a gallant ex-soldier...

November 10, 2013

A Sermon on Catholic Patriotism at St. Francis Xavier Church, Manhattan, May 1894

OBJECT LESSON FOR BIGOTS. CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT IN THE MEMORIAL PARADE. Both Fought Bravely for...

November 09, 2013

Catholic Poetry: “Newman,” by George N. Shuster

NEWMAN BY GEORGE N. SHUSTER Men found you subtle, master, blending skeins Of taut silk...

November 08, 2013

Bishop Arrested in Civil War Mississippi, 1864

MOST REV. WILLIAM HENRY ELDER Third Bishop of Natchez Second Archbishop of Cincinnati William Henry...

November 07, 2013

A Detroit Pastor: Father Ernest Van Dyke (1845-1918)

Rev. Ernest Van Dyke, St. Aloysius Church, Detroit Father Ernest Van Dyke, son of James...

November 06, 2013

“A Catholic Dog,” from “The New York Times,” 1877

A CATHOLIC DOG (The New York Times, May 7, 1877) The Middletown Press tells this...

November 05, 2013

“There is a Public Sphere for Catholic Women,” by Alice Timmons Toomey, 1893

THERE IS A PUBLIC SPHERE FOR CATHOLIC WOMEN. By Alice Timmons Toomey The Catholic World...

November 04, 2013

Former Episcopal Bishop Speaks at Catholic Forum, Brooklyn, 1860

THE LECTURE SEASON. Catholic Library Association—Lecture by Dr. Silliman Ives—“Catholic Rome the Patroness of Knowledge”...

November 03, 2013

“Catholic Officers in the Army and Navy,” An 1899 Series from “The Catholic World”

In 1899, the New York-based Catholic World, an operation of the Paulist Fathers founded in...

November 02, 2013

Catholic Poetry: “Old Nuns,” by James M. Hayes

OLD NUNS Our Lady smiles on youthful nuns, She loves them well. Our Lady's smile...

November 01, 2013

Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903): Engaging the Modern World

There’s two ways to look at Vatican II, George Weigel suggests in his new book...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

Father Bonaventure Frey (1831-1912), American Capuchin Pioneer

Rev. Bonaventura Frey, O.M. Cap., Pastor of the Church of St. John the Baptist The...

October 24, 2013

Brooklyn Nuns Celebrate Silver Jubilee, 1902

Two Nuns Celebrate Their Silver Jubilee. Took the Veil Together Twenty-Five Years Ago at St....

October 23, 2013

Catholic Chapel Dedicated at West Point, 1900

New Chapel at West Point. Catholics Dedicate Their Building at the Military Academy With Elaborate...

October 22, 2013

The Thirteenth, and Other Great Centuries

There are two ways of looking at the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages: as...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

Bishop Jean Claude Neraz, San Antonio, Texas (1828-1894)

RIGHT REV. J.C. NERAZ, Second Bishop of San Antonio J.C. Neraz was born on the...

August 29, 2013

“The Church Would Look Foolish Without Them”: Andrew McTigue, Far Rockaway, Queens

The commercial development of America excites the admiration and wonder of the world, but when...

August 27, 2013

New York Pastors: Rev. Patrick McSweeny, St. Bridget’s, Avenue B, 1878

REV. PATRICK FRANCIS McSWEENY, Pastor of St. Bridget’s Church. The Rev. Dr. Patrick Francis McSweeny,...

August 26, 2013

SISTERS OF CHARITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD (1866), TEXAS

The Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, in its proper sense,...

August 25, 2013

A Brother Pioneer: Brother Pastoris, F.S.C. (1819-1874)

Brother Pastoris, F.S.C. (1819-1874) Brother Pastoris (Jules J. Deville, 1819-1874), the austere and apostolic member...

August 20, 2013

Father Francis Asbury Baker, C.S.P. (1820-1865)

Priest of the Congregation of St. Paul the Apostle, born Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. 30 March,...

August 16, 2013

Protestant Minister Pays Tribute to Catholic Nun Nurses in the Civil War

Catholic Sisters. A Minister’s Tribute to Their Work in the Civil War. As chaplain of...

August 15, 2013

Catholics in American History: A View from 1908

Catholics in American History. The earliest history of America is the history of Catholicity. The...

August 14, 2013

Connecticut’s First Bishop: William Tyler (1806-1849)

William Tyler was born on the 5th of June, 1806, at Derby, Vermont, his father...

August 13, 2013

Fordham’s First Jesuit President

Jesuit educator and publicist, b. at Nantes, France, 20 Nov., 1807; d. at St. John's...