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2009-11-29T00:34:00-07:00

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Daughters of Charity Founded 1633

Last updated on: November 29, 2009 at 12:34 am By Pat McNamara

In 1633, a French widow named Louise de Marillac and a French priest named Vincent de Paul founded the Daughters of Charity to serve the poor of France. Saint Vincent de Paul had organized the first “Charities” (or Confraternities) in 1617. The Confraternities were composed of women from relatively modest backgrounds, who wished to devote themselves to the service of the poor and the sick in their villages or parishes. Saint Vincent de Paul brought these Confraternities to Paris, where... Read more

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2009-11-28T07:03:00-07:00

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Christmas Music

Last updated on: November 28, 2009 at 7:03 am By Pat McNamara

One of my favorites: Read more

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2009-11-28T07:02:00-07:00

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College Football Photo of the Week

Last updated on: November 28, 2009 at 7:02 am By Pat McNamara

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2009-11-28T06:59:00-07:00

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Catholic Art

Last updated on: November 28, 2009 at 6:59 am By Pat McNamara

This painting of the Virgin and the Christ Child was done by Bartolome Esteban Murillo. Read more

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2009-11-28T06:58:00-07:00

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Quote of the Day

Last updated on: November 28, 2009 at 6:58 am By Pat McNamara

Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the ways of Thy only-begotten Son: that by His coming we may be able to serve Him with purified minds.Roman Missal, Collect fro Second Sunday (Gelasian, 5th to 7th century) Read more

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2009-11-28T06:56:00-07:00

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Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1660)

Last updated on: November 28, 2009 at 6:56 am By Pat McNamara

Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist who was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect. In addition he painted, wrote plays, and designed metalwork and stage sets. A deeply religious man, working in Counter Reformation Rome, Bernini was also a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture. During his long career, Bernini received many important commissions, many associated with the papacy. At an early age, he came to the attention of the papal... Read more

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2009-11-28T06:55:00-07:00

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St. Joseph Pignatelli (1737-1811)

Last updated on: November 28, 2009 at 6:55 am By Pat McNamara

Joseph Pignatelli was a Jesuit at the time of the suppression of the order by Pope Clement XIV, and it was he who helped keep the spirit of the Jesuits alive during the long period of its suppression (1773-1814). Born in Spain, he joined the Jesuits at sixteen. He was ordained in 1762. In 1767, the Jesuits were expelled from Spain by order of King Charles III, and similar expulsions soon took place in Portugal and France. Pope Clement XIV... Read more

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2009-11-28T06:53:00-07:00

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Ellen Ewing Sherman (1824-1888)

Last updated on: November 28, 2009 at 6:53 am By Pat McNamara

The wife of General William Tecumseh Sherman, she was also a prominent figure of the times in her own right. She was the daughter of Ohio Senator Thomas Ewing. Ellen’s parents also raised her future husband after the 1829 death of his own father. She married Sherman in Washington, D.C., in 1850. They had eight children together. Ellen was fierce in her pro-Union sentiment. During the Civil War, three of her four brothers became Union generals. Ellen was a devout... Read more

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2009-11-28T06:51:00-07:00

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Archbishop Charles John Seghers (1839-1886)

Last updated on: November 28, 2009 at 6:51 am By Pat McNamara

Left an orphan at a very early date in Belgium, he was brought up by his uncles. He was ordained priest in 1863. He then left for Vancouver Island, where he worked among the pioneer whites and the natives. In 1873, he was named Bishop of Vancouver. One of his first cares was to visit Alaska, after which he turned his attention towards the west coast of Vancouver Island, where he established missions for the Indians. In 1877 he went... Read more

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2009-11-28T06:49:00-07:00

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Worship Magazine Founded in 1926

Last updated on: November 28, 2009 at 6:49 am By Pat McNamara

Formerly known as Orate Fratres, the magazine is published by the monks of Saint John’s Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota. The first issue appeared on the First Sunday of Advent, 1926. It was originally edited by Dom Virgil Michel, O.S.B. Its primary aim was to develop a better understanding of the spiritual impact of the liturgy and to promote active participation on the part of all men and women in the worship of the Church. Virgil Michel had a renewed sense of... Read more

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