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June 2020

June 05, 2020

A House Divided: The American Bishops and the Civil War

A Hierarchy Divided As we mentioned earlier, some mainline Protestant Churches formally divided over the...

May 2020

May 22, 2020

A Great Book for Memorial Day– Catholics and the Civil War

The Best Father’s Day Present Last Father’s Day, I got a book I'd wanted for...

May 21, 2020

General Sherman Speaks at Notre Dame, 1865

The Sherman Family and the Catholic Church For decades, the University of Notre Dame has...

May 19, 2020

Who’s Buried in Catholic Cemeteries?

Brigadier General James Rowan O’Beirne (1839-1917)-- Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, New York. One of the great things...

January 2019

January 06, 2019

Who’s It Named For? General Judson Kilpatrick Columbiettes, Vernon, N.J.

The Columbiettes are an organization of Catholic women connected to the Knights of Columbus. They...

December 2018

December 26, 2018

New Books on Catholics and the American Civil War

As readers might guess, I've long been interested in the intersection between Catholic history and...

December 11, 2018

The Unwilling Catholic: General William Tecumseh Sherman

Not long before his death, General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) told an interviewer: "My family...

November 2018

November 24, 2018

Civil War General Receives Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal, 1896

Since 1883, the University of Notre Dame has bestowed its Laetare Medal on an outstanding...

May 2014

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

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

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...

November 2013

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 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 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...

August 2013

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...

July 2013

July 03, 2013

Colonel Patrick H. O’Rorke (1837-1863), Hero of Gettysburg

Soldier, b. in County Cavan, Ireland, 25 March, 1837; killed at the battle of Gettysburg,...

June 2013

June 01, 2013

General James Shields: Immigrant, Soldier, Senator from Three States

Military officer, b. in Dungannon County Tyrone, Ireland, 12 Dec., 1810; d. at Ottumwa, Iowa,...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

James Ryder Randall and the Music of the Civil War

Journalist and poet, b. 1 Jan., 1839, at Baltimore, Maryland; d. 15 Jan., 1908 at...

May 30, 2013

Charles Ewing (1835-1883): Civil War General, Knight of St. Gregory

Charles Ewing, b. at Lancaster, 6 March, 1835; d. at Washington, 20 June, 1883. Commencing...

May 29, 2013

The Poet of the Confederacy: Father Abram J. Ryan (1839-1886)

The poet-priest of the South, born at Norfolk, Virginia, 15 August, 1839; died at Louisville,...

May 28, 2013

The Convert Brothers: General and Bishop Rosecrans

Born at Kingston, Ohio, 6 Sept., 1819; died near Redondo, California 11 March, 1898. The...

May 27, 2013

James Longstreet (1821-1904): Confederate General, Catholic Convert

Soldier and Catholic convert. Born 8 January, 1821, at Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S.A.; died at...

May 26, 2013

Funeral Sermon for Civil War Nurse, 1897

Born Mary Agnes Grace in 1812, Sister Mary Gonzaga, S.C., was in charge of the...

May 25, 2013

Major Henry F. Brownson (1835-1913): Holy Cross Alumnus, Civil War Veteran, Lay Leader

Henry Francis Brownson was born at Canton, Mass., August 7 1835. His father was the...

February 2013

February 18, 2013

Did the Jesuits Assassinate Lincoln?

According to this anti-Catholic pamphlet issued in the 1920's, they did. In the years following...

January 2013

January 18, 2013

Civil War Chaplain Becomes Bishop: Bishop Lawrence S. McMahon, Hartford, CT (1835-1893)

RIGHT REV. LAWRENCE S. McMAHON, Fifth Bishop of Hartford. Lawrence S. Mcmahon was born in...

December 2012

December 22, 2012

“How the Young Colonel Died”

HOW THE YOUNG COLONEL DIED By David Gray You want to hear me tell you...

December 20, 2012

Monsignor Bernard O’Reilly (1820-1907)

Historian, b. 20 Sept., 1820, in County Mayo, Ireland; d. in New York, U.S.A. 26...

December 16, 2012

Funeral Mass for President Lincoln, Brooklyn, April 1865

THE PRESIDENT'S MURDER— UNIVERSAL GRIEF OF THE PEOPLE— MOURNING THROUGHOUT THE CITY— THE DAY IN...