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August 07, 2009

Witches and Jesuits: Friedrich von Spee (1591-1635)

A Jesuit, poet, opponent of trials for witchcraft. Born at Kaiserswerth, he joined the Jesuits...

August 07, 2009

Monsignor Geno Baroni (1930-1984)

Born in Pennsylvania to Italian immigrants, he graduated from Mount St. Mary's Seminary and was...

August 07, 2009

America’s First Nuns

On this day in 1727, a group of Ursulines arrived in New Orleans, making them...

August 07, 2009

Jesuits Reestablished in 1814

On this day in 1814, Pope Pius VII issued the papal bull Solicitudo omnium ecclesiarum,...

August 06, 2009

Treasures from the Treasure Chest

A depiction of America's Cardinals, as seen in 1960.

August 06, 2009

Quote of the Day

God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not...

August 06, 2009

Bishop Francois Fénelon (1651-1715)

Today marks the death of Bishop Francois Fenelon, and the following is taken from the...

August 06, 2009

Pope Paul VI (1963-1978)

Today marks the death of Pope Paul VI (1897-1978), born Giovanni Battista Montini. Born in...

August 06, 2009

Mother Mary Baptist Russell (1829-1898)

Born Katherine Russell in County Down, Ireland, she joined the Sisters of Mercy at age...

August 06, 2009

President’s Daughter Married at National Shrine, 1966

This day in 1966 saw the first wedding in the Great Upper Church of Washington,...

August 06, 2009

Cardinal Guglielmo Massaia (1809-1889)

Today marks the death of Cardinal Guglielmo Massaia, and the following is taken from the...

August 06, 2009

Papal Encyclical Issued Today, 1993

On this day in 1993, Pope John Paul II issued the encyclical Veritatis Splendor (The...

August 06, 2009

Pope St. Sixtus II (257-258)

His origin is unknown. During the pontificate of his predecessor, St. Stephen, a sharp dispute...

August 06, 2009

Pope St. Hormisdas (514-523)

He was born at Frosinone, Campagna di Roma, Italy. Saint Hormisdas was a widower and...

August 06, 2009

Blessed Maria Francesca Rubatto (1844-1904)

The following is taken from saints.spqn.com:Lost her father at age four. In her teens she...

August 05, 2009

Quote of the Day

Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All thing pass; God never changes. Patience...

August 05, 2009

Old (Anti-)Catholic Stuff

By the 1920’s, the Ku Klux Klan had become the leading exponent of anti-Catholicism in...

August 05, 2009

Blessed Caterina Cittadini (1801-1857)

Born in Italy, she grew up in an orphanage run by sisters, where she developed...

August 05, 2009

Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice (1762-1844)

Today marks the death of Edmund Ignatius Rice, founder of the Institute of the Brothers...

August 05, 2009

Dedication of St. Mary Major, 431

First raised at the order of Pope Liberius in the mid-fourth century, the basilica was...

August 05, 2009

Alec Guinness (1914-2000)

Today marks the passing of actor and convert Sir Alec Guinness. Throughout his career played...

August 05, 2009

Cardinal Stanislaus Hosius (1504-1579)

Today marks the death of the sixteenth century Polish Cardinal Stanislaus Hosius, and the following...

August 05, 2009

Papal Encyclical Issued Today, 1898

Today in 1898, Pope Leo XIII issued Spesse Volte which dealt with the suppression of...

August 04, 2009

Old Catholic Stuff

"Old Catholic Stuff" is a new feature of McNamara's Blog that allows the blogger to...

August 04, 2009

Quote of the Day

It is our duty to prefer the service of the poor to everything else and...

August 04, 2009

St. John Vianney (1786-1859)

Today marks the Feast of St. John Vianney, Patron Saint of parish priests, and the...

August 04, 2009

Encyclical on Thomism Issued 1879

Today marks the issuance of the papal encyclical Aeterni Patris (1879), wherein Pope Leo XIII...

August 04, 2009

Bishop Enrique Ángel Angelelli (1923-1976)

Today marks the death of Argentinian Bishop Enrique Ángel Angelelli, and the following is adapted...

August 03, 2009

Papal Encyclical on Belgium, 1881

On this day in 1881, Pope Leo XIII issued the encyclical Licet Multa, dealing with...

August 03, 2009

Quote of the Day

Food for the body is not enough. There must be food for the soul. Dorothy...