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December 2008

December 20, 2008

The Civil War General Who Became a Priest

Along with Church History, the Civil War has been a big interest of mine ever...

December 20, 2008

New History of Vatican II

Father John W. O'Malley is a Jesuit historian teaching at Georgetown University. He's one of...

December 20, 2008

The Man Who Would Be Cardinal

December 20 marks the birth of Bishop Thomas A. Becker (1832-1898), first Bishop of Willmington...

December 20, 2008

No Way to Treat a Bishop

December 20 marks the death of Bishop John DuBois (1764-1842), New York's third (and the...

December 20, 2008

This Day in Brooklyn Catholic History

December 20 marks the birth of Brooklyn's first Bishop, John Loughlin (1817-1891). Born in County...

December 19, 2008

Evangelizing Appalachia

Today marks the birth of William Howard Bishop (1885-1953), a Harvard-educated Maryland priest who founded...

December 19, 2008

Betty Smith’s Brooklyn Roots

I knew that Betty Smith had Brooklyn roots, but until recently I didn't know that...

December 19, 2008

Priestwear, 1800’s Style

If you study Church History long enough, you find a lot of interesting trivia that...

December 19, 2008

Theophane and Therese

It was twenty years ago in June that Pope John Paul II canonized 117 Vietnamese...

December 19, 2008

This Day in Brooklyn Catholic History

On December 19, 1875, Transfiguration Church in Williamsburg was dedicated. Founded in an area originally...

December 18, 2008

Two Great New Books on Hopkins

The last few months have seen two great books on the English Jesuit poet Gerard...

December 18, 2008

Cardinal Newman on the Classics

Many years ago, I came across this quote from Cardinal Newman from A Grammar of...

December 18, 2008

Why You Have to Be Careful With Wikipedia

You have to be careful what you read on Wikipedia. It's a great resource in...

December 18, 2008

The Pope’s Army

Most people don't realize that for over a thousand years, the Pope was a political...

December 18, 2008

Pius XII and the Nazis

Since Rolf Hocchuth's 1963 play The Deputy, there's been an ongoing debate regarding the alleged...

December 18, 2008

How Important is Catholic Church History?

Whenever I teach a course on Church History, I like to begin with the following...

December 18, 2008

Great American Catholic History Resource for Teachers

The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., has an Archives that is one of...

December 18, 2008

Native American Nuns

Thanks to Deacon Greg Kandra for alerting me to an interesting new book. It's about...

December 18, 2008

This Day in Brooklyn Catholic History

Bushwick got its name from the Dutch, but like most New York neighborhoods, it’s had...

December 17, 2008

The End of an Era

Deacon Greg Kandra, in his marvellous blog The Deacon's Bench, notes that the Sisters of...

December 17, 2008

TWO WEEKS LEFT!

The year 2008 marks a number of anniversaries for the Catholic Church in the U.S....

December 17, 2008

Do we REALLY need another blog?

New blogs, like new books, must justify their existence. I see this one as a...