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July 2009

July 01, 2009
Twenty-five years ago today marks the death of Father John Corridan, the priest who served...
July 01, 2009
The University of Dayton's history is one of perseverance, tenacity, ingenuity and transformation. The school...
July 01, 2009
Antonio Rosmini was born on 24 March 1797 to Pier Modesto and Giovanna dei Conti...
July 01, 2009
With his fierce Irish nationalism, Thomas F. Meagher managed to get himself into difficulties on...

June 2009

June 30, 2009
If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world ablaze! St....
June 30, 2009
Venerable Pierre Toussaint (1766 – June 30, 1853) was born a Catholic slave in Haïti....
June 30, 2009
Today also marks the death of Admiral Benjamin F. Sands, a convert. The following is...
June 30, 2009
Today marks the death of General John Hassett Gleason, who served in both the Papal...
June 29, 2009
The Waters of Siloe is one of the first books that Thomas Merton wrote in...
June 29, 2009
When you look at the Crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then. When...
June 29, 2009
St. Charles College was founded by the Sulpicians in Ellicott City, Maryland, in 1848. It...
June 29, 2009
Today marks the death of Father Francis X. Weninger, the nineteenth century Jesuit preacher. The...
June 29, 2009
On this day at various times in history, several important papal documents were issued. In...
June 28, 2009
Faith walks simply, childlike, between the darkness of human life and the hope of what...
June 28, 2009
On this day in 1835, the cornerstone for St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Manhattan was...
June 28, 2009
Today in 1958 marks the death of Alfred Noyes, an English poet best known for...
June 28, 2009
Maironis (born Jonas Mačiulis November 2, 1862 – June 28, 1932) is one of the...
June 28, 2009
Charles Joseph Bonaparte (June 9, 1851 – June 28, 1921) was a member of the...
June 27, 2009
Love alone can unite living beings so as to complete and fulfill them... for it...
June 27, 2009
This day in 1943 marks the death of Edward O'Rourke, the first Bishop of Danzig...
June 26, 2009
In decades past, when you went to Catholic school, nuns in habits taught you that...
June 26, 2009
Abide with me from morn to eve,For without Thee I cannot live:Abide with me when...
June 26, 2009
Today in 1932, Father Francis P. Duffy, the Chaplain for the "Fighting 69th" during World...
June 26, 2009
On this day in 1832, St. Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary was founded by the Most...
June 26, 2009
Today marks the death of St. Josemaria Escriva, who was canonized in 2002. The following...
June 25, 2009
June 25, 2009
On this day in 1876 occurred the Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as...
June 25, 2009
Man is created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord, and by this means...
June 25, 2009
On this day in 1876, the first Sisters of Divine Providence came to the United...
June 24, 2009
Our religious needs are our deepest needs. There is no peace till they are satisfied...
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