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March 2009

March 30, 2009

Sister Thea Bowman (1937-1990)

This day in 1990 marks the death of Sister Thea Bowman (1937-1990), a leading figure...

March 29, 2009

Quote of the Day

Seen as a society living its life in the world, governed as societies of men...

March 29, 2009

The REAL Gangs of New York

On April 5, 1844, the Brooklyn Eagle carried a story of a riot that happened...

March 28, 2009

As Major League Baseball Approaches…

... McNamara's Blog will begin showing historical images of baseball teams with some sort of...

March 28, 2009

Quote of the Day

"The best sermon for Christianity is a Christian." Servant of God Isaac T. Hecker (1819-1888),...

March 28, 2009

Father Drumgoole, Friend of the Homeless Child

Today marks the death of Father John Drumgoole (1816-1888). Born in County Longford, Ireland, his...

March 27, 2009

TR First President to Speak at Catholic College

As the controversy rages over President Obama speaking at this year’s Notre Dame commencement, it...

March 27, 2009

“Catholic Journalism with its Sleeves Rolled Up”

Today also marks the death of Patrick F. Scanlan (1894-1968), longtime editor of the Brooklyn...

March 27, 2009

Shusaku Endo, Japanese Catholic Novelist

Today marks the birthday of Shusaku Endo (1923-1996), one of the leading Japanese novelists of...

March 27, 2009

Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan (1911-1968)

Today marks the death of Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan (1911-1968). Born in Ohio, he graduated...

March 26, 2009

The Oberammergau Passion Play

The Passion Play, a theatrical depiction of Christ's suffering and death, has a history that...

March 26, 2009

Anti-Catholic Rally on Long Island, 1928

Going back to Maria Monk in the 1830's, the "ex-Nun" racket was a big part...

March 26, 2009

Brother Joseph of Molokai (1843-1931)

Today marks the death of Ira Barnes Dutton, better known as “Brother Joseph of Molokai,”...

March 25, 2009

America’s First Italian Bishop

Today marks the death of Bishop Joseph Rosati, America’s first Bishop of Italian descent. The...

March 25, 2009

The Maryland Tradition in American Catholicism

Maryland was the birthplace of Catholicism in the English colonies. On this day in 1634,...

March 24, 2009

Jaspers Get Red Hats

Today in 1924 marks the day that two members of Manhattan College’s Class of 1889...

March 24, 2009

Cardinal James Gibbons (1834-1921)

Today marks the death of Cardinal James Gibbons (1834-1921), Archbishop of Baltimore and the second...

March 23, 2009

Baseball and the Eucharist

Around the turn of the century many religious orders bought land in upstate New York...

March 23, 2009

Edwin O’Connor, Irish Catholic Novelist

Today marks the death of author Edwin O’Connor (1918-1968), who chronicled the twentieth century Irish-American...

March 22, 2009

The Bishop Who Defied Hitler

Today marks the death of a German Bishop who spoke out against the Nazi regime,...

March 22, 2009

America’s First Monsignor

Today marks the death of Archbishop Robert Seton (1839-1927), grandson of St. Elizabeth Seton and...

March 21, 2009

More Nast(iness)

No artist could do political cartoons like Thomas Nast, and few disliked the Catholic Church...

March 21, 2009

Was General Sherman Catholic?

He was baptized a Catholic, he married a Catholic, his children were raised Catholic (one...

March 21, 2009

The Pope who Defied Napoleon

Today in 1800 marks the day that Pope Pius VII (1800-1823) was crowned. Cardinal Luigi...

March 20, 2009

Pittsburgh’s “Pastor of the Poor”

Today also marks the death of Father James Renshaw Cox (1886-1951), the first and only...

March 20, 2009

Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration

Today also marks the death of Mother Aemiliana Dirr, fouundress of the Franciscan Sisters of...

March 20, 2009

Mother Catherine Spalding (1793-1858)

Today marks the death of Mother Catherine Spalding (1793-1858), co-foundress of the Sisters of Charity...

March 19, 2009

Happy St. Joseph’s Day!

In 1870, Pope Blessed Pius IX named St. Joseph the Patron of the Universal Church....

March 19, 2009

Apostle of the Lithuanians

Today marks the death of Father Antanas Milukas (1871-1943), a national figure in America’s Lithuanian...

March 18, 2009

Jesuit Chaplain Wins Medal of Honor, 1945

Today marks the death of Father Joseph T. O’Callahan (1905-1964), a Jesuit Navy Chaplain who...