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September 2009

September 24, 2009

Treasures from the Treasure Chest

September 24, 2009

Quote of the Day

Sacred music, being a complementary part of the solemn liturgy, participates in the general scope...

September 24, 2009

“The Father of the American Band”

Patrick Sarfsield Gilmore is often called the "father of the American Band," "America's greatest bandleader",...

September 24, 2009

Blessed Anton Martin Slomšek (1800-1862)

Anton Martin Slomšek (26 November 1800 – 24 September 1862) was a Slovene bishop, author,...

September 23, 2009

Old (Anti-)Catholic Stuff

This newspaper was circulated during the 1850's.

September 23, 2009

Quote of the Day

Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the...

September 23, 2009

Padre Pio (1887-1968)

Francesco, named in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, was born to Giuseppa and Grazio...

September 23, 2009

National Shrine Cornerstone Laid, 1920

On this day in 1920, Cardinal James Gibbons dedicated the cornerstone for the National Shrine...

September 23, 2009

Ellen Tarry (1906-2008)

Ellen Tarry (September 26, 1906 – September 23, 2008) was an African-American author of literature...

September 23, 2009

Jesuit Seminary Opens, 1869

Woodstock College was a Jesuit seminary that existed from 1869 to 1974. It opened on...

September 22, 2009

Old Catholic Stuff

Ephpheta (meanng "be thou opened") was a monthly published for deaf Catholics in the first...

September 22, 2009

Quote of the Day

The Word became flesh to communicate to us human beings caught in the mud, the...

September 22, 2009

Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War

Today we memorialize the Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War, also known as the Martyrs...

September 22, 2009

Encyclical Issued on Rosary, 1891

On this day in 1891, Pope Leo XIII issued the encyclical Octobri Mense (On the...

September 21, 2009

Quote of the Day

When you see it exposed, say to yourself: Thanks to this Body, I am no...

September 21, 2009

Book of the Week

The story of the Healy family is one of the most interesting in American Catholic...

September 21, 2009

Baseball Photo of the Week

The Holy Cross College baseball team, 1886.

September 21, 2009

Saint Ignatius of Santhiá (1686-1770)

Saint Ignatius of Santhiá was born on 5 June 1686 in Santhiá, in the Vercelli...

September 21, 2009

St. Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert (1796-1839)

Saint Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert was born to a poor farming family on 23 March 1796 in...

September 20, 2009

Catholic Poetry

IRELAND, MOTHER OF PRIESTSBy Shane LeslieThe fishwife sits by the side of her childing bed,...

September 20, 2009

Quote of the Day

The music of the Gospel leads us home. Frederick W. Faber

September 20, 2009

Two Encyclicals Issued on the Rosary

On this day in two separate years, Pope Leo XIII issued two encyclicals on the...

September 20, 2009

St. Jean-Charles Cornay (1809-1837)

Today marks the death of St. Jean-Charles Cornay, one of the Vietnam Martyrs. The following...

September 20, 2009

Blessed Maria Teresa of St. Joseph (1855-1938)

Blessed Maria Teresa of St. Joseph -- Anna Maria Tauscher -- was born on June...

September 20, 2009

Papal States Ended, 1870

On this day in 1870, Italian troops entered Rome, thereby ending the Papal States which...

September 20, 2009

Menlo Park Seminary Opens, 1898

On September 20, 1898, five Sulpician priests and 34 young men gathered at the somewhat...

September 20, 2009

First Seminary in New York State Opens, 1838

On this day in 1838, the College and Seminary of St. Vincent de Paul opened...

September 19, 2009

Quote of the Day

Art is a fundamental necessity in the human state… Art teaches men the pleasures of...

September 19, 2009

Catholic Art

This 1875 painting by Aloysius O'Kelly is titled Mass in a Connemara Cabin. For nearly...

September 19, 2009

College Football Photo of the Week

This 1942 programme features two Jesuit schools: the University of Santa Clara and Loyola University,...