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August 2009

August 11, 2009

Bishop Benedict Fenwick, S.J. (1782-1846)

Today marks the death of Bishop Benedict Fenwick, second Bishop of Boston and founder of...

August 11, 2009

Xaverians Arrive in America

This day in 1854 the first group of Xaverian Brothers arrived in Louisville, where they...

August 11, 2009

1917: The Birth of the Bishops’ Conference

As the United States entered World War I, the nation’s Roman Catholic Bishops established the...

August 11, 2009

1834: Convent Burned in Massaschusetts

Today marks the beginning of a two-day riot in Charlestown, Massachusetts, that was inspired by...

August 11, 2009

St. Clare of Assisi (1194-1253)

Clare’s father was a count, her mother the countess Blessed Orsolana. Her father died when...

August 11, 2009

Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464)

Nicholas Cryfts, called Nicholas of Cusa from the name of his native city, was born...

August 10, 2009

Book of the Week

Father John W. O’Malley is a Jesuit historian who has written the standard history of...

August 10, 2009

Baseball Photo of the Week

In this photo, Baseball legend Joe DiMaggio is preparing to receive an honorary degree from...

August 10, 2009

Quote of the Day

To get or to understand people always means: to look at them from God's angle,...

August 10, 2009

Cardinal John J. Wright (1909-1979)

Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Joseph Wright graduated from Boston College before studying for the...

August 10, 2009

Cardinal Patrick O’Boyle (1896-1987)

Born in Scranton to Irish immigrants, Patrick Aloysius O'Boyle studied at St. Thomas College (now...

August 10, 2009

Bishop Edward E. Swanstrom (1903-1985)

Born in Brooklyn, Edward Ernest Swanstrom (seen above on the right) studied at Fordham University...

August 10, 2009

Papal Encyclical Issued Today

On this day in1906, Pope St. Pius X issued the encyclical Gravissimo Officii Munere, addressing...

August 09, 2009

Quote of the Day

Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society. St. Francis of Assisi

August 09, 2009

St. Edith Stein (1891-1942)

Youngest of seven children in a Jewish family. Edith lost interest and faith in Judaism...

August 09, 2009

Catholic Poetry

Joyce Kilmer once wrote that the Church has never lacked poets in its long history....

August 09, 2009

Walter O’Malley (1903-1979)

Today marks the death of Walter O’Malley, who moved the Dodgers out of Brooklyn in...

August 09, 2009

Blessed Franz Jagerstatter (1907-1943)

Born to Rosalia Huber and Franz Bachmeier, servants too poor to get married. His father...

August 09, 2009

Blessed Candida Maria de Jesus (1845-1912)

Oldest of seven children born to Juan Miguel Cipitria and María Jesús Barriola. The family...

August 08, 2009

Quote of the Day

Everything comes from love, all is ordained for the salvation of man, God does nothing...

August 08, 2009

What is Catholic Art?

As Catholics, we’re surrounded by art: statues, paintings, and stained glass windows, to name some...

August 08, 2009

Australia’s First Saint?

Today marks the death of Blessed Mary McKillop, who is on her way to becoming...

August 08, 2009

Bishop Charles E. McDonnell (1854-1921)

Today marks the death of Charles E. McDonnell, the second Bishop of Brooklyn. Born in...

August 08, 2009

Papal Decree on First Communion, 1910

Today in 1910 marks the issuance of the decre Quam Singulari, which lowered the minimum...

August 08, 2009

“The Hounds of the Lord”

Domingo Guzman came from a wealthy Castillian family. As a priest he became interested in...

August 07, 2009

America’s Oldest Catholic School Still Running

When the first twelve Ursulines came from France to New Orleans in 1727, they opened...

August 07, 2009

Quote of the Day

Do not be afraid to be saints.Pope John Paul II

August 07, 2009

New York’s Churches, 1878

Archive.org has an 1878 book available for online viewing titled The Catholic Church in New...

August 07, 2009

Movie of the Week

Longford is a 2006 British TV movie directed by Tom Hooper and written by Peter...

August 07, 2009

Blessed Edmund Bojanowski (1814-1871)

A member of a wealthy, landed, Polish noble family. He studied literature at universities in...