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October 2009

October 26, 2009

Blessed Celine Chludzińska Borzęcka (1833-1913)

Born in what is now Belarus, Celine Chludzinska considered religious life before she married Joseph...

October 26, 2009

Joseph Fabre, OMI, (1824-1892)

During the nineteenth century, it was estimated that a new religious community was founded in...

October 25, 2009

Quote of the Day

Genuine devotion is consistent with every state in life. Like liquid, poured into a container,...

October 25, 2009

Catholic Poetry

TO ST. JOSEPHBy Charles L. O’Donnell, C.S.C.St. Joseph, when the day was doneAnd all your...

October 25, 2009

Vincent Price (1911-1993)

Today marks the death of actor Vincent Price, who converted to Catholicism before marrying his...

October 25, 2009

The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word

On this day in 1866, the first Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word arrived...

October 25, 2009

Cardinal Edward Mooney (1882-1958)

Born in Maryland, Edward Francis Mooney studied for the priesthood in Rome and was ordained...

October 25, 2009

This Day in Jesuit History

On this day in 1567, St Stanislaus Kostka arrived in Rome and was admitted into...

October 24, 2009

Quote of the Day

I would scorn to draw distinctions among Catholics because of race or language. I am,...

October 24, 2009

College Football Photo of the Week

October 24, 2009

Catholic Art

I found this picture on the internet, but I haven’t been able to find much...

October 24, 2009

First Church Named for Joan of Arc: Queens, 1920

Today marks the day the first Mass was celebrated in St. Joan of Arc Church,...

October 24, 2009

Seminary Opens in Troy, N.Y., 1864

On this day in 1864, St. Joseph’s Seminary opened in Troy, New York, as a...

October 24, 2009

St. Anthony Mary Claret (1807-1870)

Born in Spain, Antonio Maria Claret y Clarà worked as a weaver in Barcelona while...

October 24, 2009

Jindřich Šimon Baar (1869-1925)

Jindřich Šimon Baar was a Czech Catholic priest and writer, realist, author of the so-called...

October 24, 2009

St. Richard Pampuri, O.H. (1897-1930)

Born in Pavia, Italy, Erminio Fillipo Pampuri was raised by his aunt after his parents’...

October 24, 2009

Cardinal Paul Cullen (1803-1878)

Born in County Kildare, Paul Cullen he began his priestly studies at age seventeen in...

October 23, 2009

Quote of the Day

He who could walk the waters could also ride triumphantly upon what is still more...

October 23, 2009

Movie of the Week

Romero is a film (1989) depicting the life of assassinated Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero, played...

October 23, 2009

Giovanni Battista Crespi (1573-1632)

Giovanni Battista Crespi (December 23, 1573 - October 23, 1632), called Il Cerano, was an...

October 23, 2009

Blessed Arnold Rèche, F.S.C. (1838-1890)

Born Nicholas to a poor French family, he grew up with strong religious values and...

October 23, 2009

Gjerj Fishta (1871-1940)

Gjergj Fishta was an Albanian Franciscan friar, a poet, and a translator.Born in Fishtë, Zadrimë,...

October 22, 2009

Treasures from the Family Attic

A few years ago, we discovered this photo of my grandfather, Thomas Briordy (1896-1960), during...

October 22, 2009

Quote of the Day

Thou art the delight of the angels, the joy of the afflicted, the refuge of...

October 22, 2009

Treasures from the Treasure Chest

October 22, 2009

Bishop Morris of Little Rock

Born to Irish immigrants in Tennessee in 1866, John Baptist Morris studied St. Mary’s College...

October 21, 2009

Quote of the Day

No man can be a friend of Jesus Christ who is not a friend to...

October 21, 2009

Old (Anti-) Catholic Stuff

This Thomas Nast cartoon, titled “Killing the Goose that Laid the Golden Egg,” shows the...

October 21, 2009

“He Has African Blood”: Alexander Sherwood Healy (1836-1875)

Born in Georgia, Alexander Sherwood Healy (known as Sherwood) was the son of a planter....

October 21, 2009

The General’s Brother: Bishop Sylvester Rosecrans (1827-1878)

Born in Ohio, Sylvester Harden Rosecrans studied at Kenyon College, an Episcopalian-run college. While he...