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March 2020

March 27, 2020

Saint Aloysius Gonzaga: A Reflection for Troubled Times

Friends, it’s been a while since I’ve written anything for McNamara’s Blog, so bear with...

February 2019

February 04, 2019

“I No Longer Call You Slaves”: Race, Religion, and the Healy Brothers

By any standard, the Healys were an impressive family. Michael, the father, was an Irish...

January 2019

January 05, 2019

New Biography of St. Aloysius Hits the Mark

Silas S. Henderson, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, S.J., With an Unidivided Heart (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius...

December 2018

December 21, 2018

What’s in a Name? Canisius College, Buffalo, New York (1870)

Founded in 1870 in downtown Buffalo, Canisius College is one of twenty-eight Jesuit colleges and...

December 20, 2018

Gerard Manley Hopkins: Finding God in All Things

In 1800’s England, becoming Catholic was, writes historian Hugh Trevor-Roper, “a fate worse than death.”...

December 03, 2018

The Feast of St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552)

Friends, this morning marks the Feast of St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552), the Jesuit missionary who...

November 2018

November 20, 2018

“McNamara’s Vlog”: Race, Religion, and the Healy Brothers, 1830-1910

Friends, here is a video I created some time ago, which relates to Black Catholic...

June 2014

June 22, 2014

Feast of Corpus Christi, a Sermon by Father Francis X. Weninger, S.J., 1882

FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI. "This is the day which the Lord hath made; let us...

June 21, 2014

St. Aloysius Gonzaga, a Poem by Father William Hart McNichols, S.J., 1989

Aloysius, You have drawn me to you, gentle teacher, loving guide. I am filled with...

June 07, 2014

New York Herald Interviews Boston College Founder, May 1876

Interview with Boston College Founder Rev. John McElroy, S.J., New York Herald, May 8, 1876...

June 04, 2014

A Tribute to Fordham, My Alma Mater

June 04, 2014

A Poetic Tribute to the Jesuits

June 01, 2014

Catholic Sermons: “Holy Mass a Treasure” (1912)

In further considering the First Commandment of the Church it is to be noted that...

May 2014

May 31, 2014

Parish Mission for Deaf Catholics, 1899

The New York Mission to Deaf Mutes By Rev. Joseph Rockwell, S.J. The Woodstock Letters,...

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....

December 2013

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...

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 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 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 13, 2013

Fordham’s First Jesuit President

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

June 2013

June 21, 2013

Fordham University, 1912

Fordham University developed out of Saint John's College, founded by Bishop Hughes upon the old...

June 16, 2013

Student Reminiscences of 1820’s Georgetown

RECOLLECTIONS, GEORGETOWN COLLEGE IN 1820. Woodstock Letters (1885): 264-267. About the middle of the afternoon of...

June 11, 2013

Montana Missionary: Father Gregory Mengarini, S.J. (1811-1886)

Pioneer missionary of the Flathead tribe and philologist of their language, b. in Rome, 21...

May 2013

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...

April 2013

April 01, 2013

Jesuit Parish Mission at St. Francis of Assisi Church, Fair Haven, CT, August 1884

FAIR HAVEN, CONN.—Fair Haven was till very recently a separate town, but now, it forms...

March 2013

March 13, 2013

Father Leopold Bushart, S.J. (1838-1909)

At the time of his death, the Louisville Catholic Record described Father Leopold Bushart as...

February 2013

February 10, 2013

First American Bishop Eulogizes President Washington, 1800

Bishop John Carroll’s Eulogy on the Death of President Washington, February 22nd, 1800 When the...

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...

November 2012

November 30, 2012

Father Robert Fulton, S.J. (1826-1895), President of Boston College

Rev. James Robert Fulton (The New York Times, September 6, 1895) The Rev. James Robert...