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July 2009

July 30, 2009

Treasures from the Treasure Chest

July 30, 2009

Mother Seton Bicentennial

The year 2009 marks the bicentennial of Mother Seton's Sisters of Charity. Deacon Greg Kandra...

July 30, 2009

Quote of the Day

In a perfect world it may be otherwise, but here below to grow is to...

July 30, 2009

Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918)

Today marks the death of convert-poet Joyce Kilmer, best known for his poem “Trees,” and...

July 30, 2009

St. Leopold Mandic, O.F.M.Cap. (1866-1942)

Today also marks the death of St. Leopold Mandic, and the following is taken from...

July 30, 2009

“Smiling Mickey” Welch (1859-1941)

Today marks the death of a hall of famer buried locally, and the following is...

July 30, 2009

Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753-1811)

Today also marks the death of Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, and the following is...

July 30, 2009

Pope Benedict I (575-579)

Today marks the death of the first pope named Benedict, and the following is taken...

July 30, 2009

Saint Peter Chrysologus (406-450)

Today marks the death of St. Peter Chrysologus, and the following is taken from the...

July 30, 2009

St. Ladislas I (1041-1095)

Today marks the death of another monarch-saint, Ladislas I of Hungary, and the following is...

July 30, 2009

Venerable Gioacchino La Lomia (1831-1905)

Today marks the death of Venerable Gioacchino La Lomia, and the following is taken from...

July 29, 2009

Buffalo Priest on Track to Sainthood

No matter how long you study Church History, there's still something waiting to be discovered....

July 29, 2009

Getting Ready for St. Ignatius Day

At America magazine's blog, Father Jim Martin offers some suggestions on how to get ready...

July 29, 2009

Quote of the Day

THE TERESIAN CONTEMPLATIVEby Robert Hugh BensonShe moves in tumult; round her liesThe silence of the...

July 29, 2009

Brooklyn, a Diocese of Immigrants

Today in 1853 marks the founding of the Diocese of Brooklyn (along with several other...

July 29, 2009

Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644)

Today marks the death of Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644), and the following is adapted from...

July 29, 2009

Pope Blessed Urban II (1088-1099)

Today marks the death of Blessed Urban II, who is most famous for calling together...

July 29, 2009

St. Olaf II (995-1030)

Today marks the passing of St. Olaf II of Norway (1015-1028). The following is from...

July 29, 2009

Bishop James E. Walsh (1891-1981)

Today marks the death of Bishop James E. Walsh, and the following is taken from...

July 28, 2009

Medieval New York

Several years ago at Fordham University, Dr. Paul Halsall did a fascinating project with his...

July 28, 2009

Quote of the Day

All our religion is but a false religion, and all our virtues are mere illusions...

July 28, 2009

Mel Gibson’s Screenwriter

Blessed Catherine Anne Emmerich (1774-1824) was a German mystic and stigmatic whose visions were collected...

July 28, 2009

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Today marks the death of composer Antonio Vivaldi, whose best known work is The Four...

July 28, 2009

Father Stanley Rother, Guatemala Martyr

Today marks the death of Father Stanley Rother (1935-1981), who was killed in Guatemala and...

July 28, 2009

India’s First Female Saint

Today marks the Feast of St. Alphonsa, and the following is adapted from alphonsa.com: Alphonsa...

July 28, 2009

Encyclical on Italian Clergy, 1906

Today in 1906, Pope St. Pius X issued the encyclical Pieni L’Animo, which focused on...

July 27, 2009

Happy 175th, Cardinal Gibbons!

Master Blogger Rocco Palmo notes that the Baltimore Archdiocese is commemorating the birth date of...

July 27, 2009

Why Church History Matters

Over at America magazine's blog, Michael Sean Winters has this to say about Church history:...

July 27, 2009

Baseball Photo of the Week

This 1912 photo shows the baseball team for Sacred Heart parish in the Bayside section...

July 27, 2009

Book of the Week

Last week's book was a history of the Archdiocese of New York, and this week's...