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2009-11-24T05:50:00-07:00

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St. Pierre Dumoulin-Borie (1808-1838)

Last updated on: November 24, 2009 at 5:50 am By Pat McNamara

Pierre Dumoulin-Borie (February 20, 1808 – November 24, 1838) was a French Catholic missionary priest and a member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. He is a Catholic saint, canonized in 1988 along with other Vietnamese Martyrs. He was the sixth of the twelve children of Guillaume Borie and his wife Rose Labrunie. The Borie family was a middle-class family of Beynat in Bas-Limousin. Family members had different backgrounds. Pierre Dumoulin-Borie had as a godfather his uncle Pierre Borie, a... Read more

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2009-11-24T05:47:00-07:00

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Father Simon LeMoyne, S.J., (1604-1665)

Last updated on: November 24, 2009 at 5:47 am By Pat McNamara

Simon Le Moyne, (22 October 1604 – 24 November 1665), was a Jesuit priest in Lower Canada who was involved in the mission to the Hurons. His notability in Canadian history comes from his work as an ambassador of peace to the Iroquois. Le Moyne joined the Society of Jesus in 1623. Le Moyne had 16 years of education and experience in the priesthood in France before arriving in the New World in 1638 and heading out to his mission... Read more

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2009-11-23T06:06:00-07:00

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Quote of the Day

Last updated on: November 23, 2009 at 6:06 am By Pat McNamara

Take, O Lord, and receive my entire liberty,my memory, my understanding and my whole will. All that I am and all that I possess You have given me. I surrender it all to You to be disposed of according to Your will. Give me only Your love and Your grace; with these I will be rich enough,and will desire nothing more.St. Ignatius Loyola Read more

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2009-11-23T06:05:00-07:00

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Book of the Week

Last updated on: November 23, 2009 at 6:05 am By Pat McNamara

If you’d like to learn more about the Jesuits in the United States, I can’t recommend a better place to start than The American Jesuits, by Father Raymond Schroth, a Jesuit who teaches at St. Peter’s College in Jersey City. It’s short, well written, and has lots of great anecdotes about the colorful characters who populated the ranks of the Society in this country through the years. If you’re a fan of the Jesuits and want to learn more about... Read more

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2009-11-23T06:03:00-07:00

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Father John LaFarge, S.J. (1880-1963)

Last updated on: November 23, 2009 at 6:03 am By Pat McNamara

Born in Newport, Rhode Island, he was the son of a famous artist. After graduating from Harvard, he studied theology at Innsbruck, Austria, and was ordained a priest in 1905. He then joined the Jesuits, a lifelong dream. After a few brief teaching assignments, he worked as a hospital and prison chaplain on Blackwell’s Island (now Roosevelt Island) in New York City’s East River. This was a formative experience in his life. From 1911 to 1926, he worked in southern... Read more

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2009-11-23T06:02:00-07:00

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Thomas Fortune Ryan (1851-1928)

Last updated on: November 23, 2009 at 6:02 am By Pat McNamara

Born in Virginia, he was orphaned at an early age and went to work at age fourteen. At age 22 he joined the New York Stock Exchange. He was involved in consolidating several utility companies and in 1892 he formed the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, the nation’s first holding company. In 1905 it merged with the Interborough Rapid Transit Company to finance a subway system for New York City. He owned one of the world’s finest art collections, and is... Read more

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2009-11-23T06:00:00-07:00

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Father Thomas A. Judge (1868-1933)

Last updated on: November 23, 2009 at 6:00 am By Pat McNamara

Born in Boston, Thomas Augustine Judge worked to support his family at the post office before joining the Vincentian Fathers. Ordained in 1899 at age 31, he was mainly involved in preaching missions around the country for the first few years of his priesthood. In 1909, he formed a lay organization in Brooklyn known as the Missionary Cenacle, which did house visits and religious instruction. Wherever his assignments took him, he founded similar groups. In 1915 he was assigned to... Read more

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2009-11-23T05:57:00-07:00

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Blessed Miguel Pro, S.J. (1891-1927)

Last updated on: November 23, 2009 at 5:57 am By Pat McNamara

Born in Guadalupe, Mexico, Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez joined the Jesuits at eg twenty and was ordained in 1925. He studied in Mexico until 1914, when a wave of anti-Catholicism crashed down upon the country, forcing the novitiate to disband and flee to the United States. Miguel and his brother Jesuits trekked through Texas and New Mexico before arriving at the Jesuit house in Los Gatos, California. In 1915, Miguel was sent to a seminary in Spain, where he remained... Read more

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2009-11-19T05:26:00-07:00

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Treasures from the Treasure Chest

Last updated on: November 19, 2009 at 5:26 am By Pat McNamara

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2009-11-19T05:19:00-07:00

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Quote of the Day

Last updated on: November 19, 2009 at 5:19 am By Pat McNamara

In a world where there is so much noise, so much bewilderment, there is a need for silent adoration of Jesus concealed in the Host. Be assiduous in the prayer of adoration and teach it to the faithful. It is a source of comfort and light, particularly to those who are suffering. Pope Benedict XVI Read more

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