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September 02, 2009

Quote of the Day

In the active life all the vices are first of all to be removed by...

September 02, 2009

Encyclical on Hungary, 1893

On this day in 1893, Pope Leo XIII issued the encyclical Constanti Hungarorum, on the...

September 02, 2009

Carlton J.H. Hayes (1882-1964)

Carlton Joseph Huntley Hayes, Ph.D. (1882-1964) was an American educator and European historian, born in...

September 02, 2009

Blessed Louis-Joseph Francois, C.M. (1751-1791)

Louis Joseph François was born 3 February 1751 in Busigny, France. He entered the seminary...

September 02, 2009

Blessed Solomon Leclerq, F.S.C. (1767-1792)

Blessed Brother Solomon (Nicholas Leclerq) Born at Boulogne, France November 14, 1745 Entered the novitiate...

September 01, 2009

Old Catholic Stuff

Can anyone identify this religious community? (I'm asking because I don't know!)

September 01, 2009

Quote of the Day

There are but two ways, the way to Rome, and the way to atheism. Venerable...

September 01, 2009

Encyclical on Rosary Issued, 1883

On this day in 1883, Pope Leo XIII issued an Encyclical on devotion to the...

September 01, 2009

Seton Hall Founded Today, 1856

From its founding in 1856 as Seton Hall College to the present day, Seton Hall...

September 01, 2009

Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967)

Siegfried Sassoon is arguably the greatest of the War Poets. Arguably, but not indisputably. Many...

September 01, 2009

François Mauriac (1885-1970)

French novelist, essayist, poet, playwright, journalist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1952....

September 01, 2009

Pontifical College Josephinum Opens 1888

In 1888, Reverend John Joseph Jessing established a theology school, which eventually became known as...

August 2009

August 28, 2009

McNamara’s Blog on Vacation…

... Until Tuesday, September 1.

August 28, 2009

Movie of the Week

Into Great Silence is a great documentary about life in a Carthusian monastery in Europe....

August 28, 2009

Quote of the Day

There’s no pot without bacon in it, and no sermon without St. Augustine. Spanish proverb

August 28, 2009

Cardinal John F. O’Hara (1888-1960)

Born in Michigan, John Francis O’Hara grew up in Indiana. In 1905, his father was...

August 28, 2009

Father Serra (1713-1784)

Miguel Jose Serra was born on the island of Mallorca. At sixteen he joined the...

August 28, 2009

St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430)

This page is taken from the 1956 book Our Friends the Saints, by Daniel A....

August 27, 2009

Treasures from the Treasure Chest

August 27, 2009

Quote of the Day

The goodness of God knows how to use our disordered wishes and actions, often lovingly...

August 27, 2009

Pope Sixtus V (1585-1590)

Born Felice Perretti in 1521, joined the Minorite friars at an early age. Ordained in...

August 27, 2009

Titian (1488?-1576)

Today marks the death of Titian, the leading painter of the 16th-century Venetian school of...

August 27, 2009

St. Monica (333-387)

This page appeared in the 1956 book Our Friends the Saints by Daniel A. Lord,...

August 27, 2009

Francisco de Zurbarán (1598-1664)

Francisco de Zurbarán (November 7, 1598 – August 27, 1664) was a Spanish painter. He...

August 26, 2009

As if One Blog Weren’t Enough…

By now you've probably guessed that one of my great loves is Church History. Western...

August 26, 2009

What does a Diocesan Archivist do?

This summer the people at Deacon Greg Kandra's show Currents interviewed me about what I...

August 26, 2009

Old (Anti-)Catholic Stuff

This 1920's cartoon reflects the belief of many anti-Catholics that the Church was trying to...

August 26, 2009

Quote of the Day

There are three theories of power and therefore of authority, to wit; the robber theory...

August 26, 2009

St. Joan Antida Thouret (1765-1826)

Born on November 27, 1765 in the Sancey-le-Long in the Doubs department in France, Jeanne...

August 25, 2009

World War I Chaplain Interviewed

Father William Bonniwell (1886-1984) was a Dominican priest who specialized in the history of liturgy....