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2009-11-10T06:12:00-07:00

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Quote of the Day

Last updated on: November 10, 2009 at 6:12 am By Pat McNamara

Cor ad cor loquitur (“Heart speaks to heart “)John Henry Newman’s motto as a Cardinal Read more

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2009-11-10T06:10:00-07:00

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Old Catholic Stuff

Last updated on: November 10, 2009 at 6:10 am By Pat McNamara

When the Paulist Fathers were founded, the community was made up completely of converts. This continued to be true for a few years until more cradle Catholics joined the community. This collage shows the convert members of the community in the late nineteenth century. Read more

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2009-11-10T06:08:00-07:00

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Marine Corps Birthday Today

Last updated on: November 10, 2009 at 6:08 am By Pat McNamara

In this photo from 1945, a Navy Chaplain distributes communion on the shores of Iwo Jima, where one of the most famous images in American history was captured on camera. (The photographer, Joe Rosenthal, was a convert to Catholicism.) Read more

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2009-11-10T06:03:00-07:00

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IHM’s Founded in Monroe, Michigan, 1845

Last updated on: November 10, 2009 at 6:03 am By Pat McNamara

On this day in 1845, Father Louis Florent Gillet and Sister Theresa Maxis founded the Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monroe, Michigan. The goal of the community was to educate girls. In 1858, they sent Sisters to Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, which became a separate community. The IHM Community of over 475 sisters and 115 associates actively ministers throughout the United States and in Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Uganda and South Africa. The Monroe IHM community shares a common... Read more

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2009-11-10T06:00:00-07:00

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Father John Zahm, C.S.C. (1851-1921)

Last updated on: November 10, 2009 at 6:00 am By Pat McNamara

Born in Ohio, the descendant of General Edward Braddock of French and Indian War fame, John Augustine Zahm joined the Holuy Cross fathers after graduating from Notre Dame and was ordained a priest in 1875. From 1898 to 1906 he was provincial of the congregation. He authored several books on science and religion, as well as his scientific travels. He was an enthusiastic student of Dante student and assembled at Notre Dame one of the three largest of the Dante... Read more

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2009-11-09T05:59:00-07:00

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Quote of the Day

Last updated on: November 9, 2009 at 5:59 am By Pat McNamara

When once one believes in as creed, one is proud of its complexity, as scientists are proud of the complexity of science. It shows how rich it is in its discoveries. If it is right at all, it is a compliment to say that it is elaborately right. A stick might fit a hole or a stone a hollow by accident. But a key and a lock are both complex. And if a key fits a lock, you know it’s... Read more

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2009-11-09T05:57:00-07:00

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Book of the Week

Last updated on: November 9, 2009 at 5:57 am By Pat McNamara

Paul Elie’s The Life You Save May Be Your Own is a great multi-biography of four Catholic authors: Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Walker Percy, and Flannery O’Connor. It’s one of the best books I’ve read in quite a few years. It’s pretty thick, but if you’re interested in the subject, you’ll go through it pretty quickly. Read more

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2009-11-09T05:56:00-07:00

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John D. Crimmins (1844-1917)

Last updated on: November 9, 2009 at 5:56 am By Pat McNamara

Born in New York City to Irish immigrant parents, John Daniel Crimmins attended the College of St. Francis Xavier (now Xavier High School). After graduating he took a job at his father’s contracting firm, eventually taking over the business. His firm employed some 12,000 workers. It built more than 400 buildings in New York City and most of the elevated railways. He was also involved in local politics, serving as New York City Parks Commissioner. Crimmins was one of the... Read more

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2009-11-09T05:53:00-07:00

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Redemptorists Founded, 1732

Last updated on: November 9, 2009 at 5:53 am By Pat McNamara

On this day in 1732, St. Alphonsus Liguori founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer in Scala, Italy. Alphonsus was moved by the plight of rural peasants in southern Italy to found a congregation “to follow Christ the Redeemer in preaching the Gospel to poor,” especially through parish missions and retreats. During St. Alphonsus’ time, these shepherds and country peasants were the most downtrodden group in society: “they were not considered men as other men…, they were the disgrace... Read more

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2009-11-08T07:14:00-07:00

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Catholic Poetry

Last updated on: November 8, 2009 at 7:14 am By Pat McNamara

MATER DOLOROSA By John Bannister Tabb Again maternal autumn grieves,As blood-like drip the maples leavesOn nature’s Calvary,And every sap-forsaken limbRenews the mystery of HimWho died upon a tree. Read more

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