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December 2020

December 21, 2020

St. John Henry Newman and the “Special Charm of Christmas”

I grew up in the pre-internet age, so I still have a sense of awe...

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...

January 2019

January 31, 2019

Love Before Fear: St. John Bosco and the Salesian Charism

Do you want to do a good deed? Teach the young! Do you want to...

January 26, 2019

St. Mary Euphrasia and the Good Shepherd Charism

“It is not enough that you love them; they must know that you love them.”--- St....

January 04, 2019

Newly Made Saints: St. Manuel Gonzalez Garcia (1877-1940)

The Church is never short of saints, and I always enjoy learning about new ones....

December 2018

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 22, 2018

Holiness is Contagious: The “Social Saints” of 19th Century Turin

The city of Turin in northwest Italy is famous for several reasons. During the 1860’s,...

October 2014

October 01, 2014

A Poem by St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)

Song of Gratitude to Our Lady of Mount Carmel From the first moments of my...

June 2014

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...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

Queens Parish First One Named for St. Joan of Arc, 1920

CHURCH OF ST. JOAN OF ARC. Parish at Jackson Heights First in America to be...

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...

January 2013

January 05, 2013

St. John Nepomucene Neumann (1811-1860)

FIRST AMERICAN SOON TO BE PLACED, AFTER YEARS OF SOLICITATION BU U.S. CATHOLICS, IN THE...

January 04, 2013

St. Elizabeth Seton (1774-1821), By One who Knew Her

It may be truly said that Mother Seton's manner was the secret of her extraordinary...