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December 2008

December 31, 2008

2008: A Year for Celebrations

At the local, national and international level, this was a year for celebrations. I’m listing...

December 31, 2008

“A Church that Breathes with Both Lungs”

The Church, wrote the French theologian Yves Congar, “must breathe fully with both its lungs:...

December 30, 2008

Memorial to the Italian Immigrants

At the heart of St. Louis’ Italian community is a neighborhood known as The Hill....

December 30, 2008

New Book on Irish American History

Jay Dolan has a new book on Irish American history, a slim one volume overview...

December 30, 2008

Brooklyn’s Jesuit College

In July 1906, the Jesuits bought the old Kings County jailhouse on Crow Hill from...

December 30, 2008

An Anniversary for Catholic Historians

Today marks the founding of the American Catholic Historical Association in Cleveland in 1919. It...

December 30, 2008

Meet the Barbers

John Adams said that Catholics were scarce as earth-quakes or comets in early America. Nowhere...

December 29, 2008

And While We’re on the Subject…

Today is also the Feast of St. Thomas Becket (1118?-1170), Archbishop of Canterbury, who was...

December 29, 2008

“He Has Seen Much Service.”

They really do go in threes. Today also marks the death of John Loughlin, Brooklyn’s...

December 29, 2008

“Would to heaven that all the faiths had men like you.”

Today marks the death of Father Sylvester Malone (1821-1899), an Irish-born priest who served in...

December 29, 2008

“Ever Intemperate”: James A. McMaster (1820-1886)

Today marks the death of James Alphonsus McMaster (1820-1886), a giant in the nineteenth century...

December 28, 2008

Dorothy Day’s Conversion

This year marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Catholic Worker by Dorothy...

December 27, 2008

The One and Only

Today marks the birth of Michael Domenec, the one and only Bishop of the Diocese...

December 27, 2008

The Bishop That Never Got Here

Today marks the birth of Richard Luke Concanen (1747-1810), an Irish Dominican who was appointed...

December 26, 2008

The Apostle of the German Immigrant

Today marks the birth of Father Johann Stefan Raffeiner (1785-1861), an apostle to the German...

December 25, 2008

Anna Hanson Dorsey, Novelist and Laetare Medal Receipient

Today marks the death of Anna Hanson Dorsey (1815-1896), one of the first recipients of...

December 25, 2008

Women Jesuits

On Christmas Day in 1545 three women took Jesuit vows: Isabel Roser, a Spanish noblewoman;...

December 24, 2008

“A Woman of Action”

Today marks the birth of Mother Delphine Fontbonne (1813-1856), foundress of the Sisters of St....

December 24, 2008

Native American Baseball Pioneer had Jesuit Connections

Louis Francis Sockalexis (1871-1913), known as “Chief,” wasn’t the first Native American to play in...

December 23, 2008

Louis Armstrong’s Catholic Roots

Suppose you were born Catholic and never knew it? That seems to have been the...

December 23, 2008

Polish Catholics in Brooklyn

Since today is the Feast of St. John Cantius (1412-1473), Polish priest and theologian, this...

December 22, 2008

1960’s Catholic Comic Book Predicts African-American President

A comic book housed in The Catholic University of America Archives has attracted a lot...

December 22, 2008

Peter Pan and the Nuns

One of the most interesting websites I've seen in a long time is Find a...

December 22, 2008

From Russian Prince to Frontier Priest

Today marks the birth of Demetrius Gallitzin (1770-1840), a Russian aristocrat who became a missionary...

December 22, 2008

St. Paul in Nineteenth Century America

Today marks the death of Isaac Hecker (1819-1888), the Thomas Merton of his era: a...

December 21, 2008

A Nasty Cartoon!

Thomas Nast (1849-1902) is the father of the American political cartoon. He's also the creator...

December 21, 2008

New Dominican History Blog

The Dominican Fathers in Washington, D.C., have created a great blog devoted to the order's...

December 21, 2008

“The Second Apostle of Germany”

Today is the Feast of St. Peter Canisius (1521-1597), who is best known for his...

December 21, 2008

L.A.’s First Bishop

During the 1800’s, the Vincentians made some significant contributions to the American hierarchy: Joseph Rosati...

December 20, 2008

Quite a Woman

An interesting if little known figure in Church History is a French Ursuline named Marie...