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May 2009

May 25, 2009
On this day in 1793, Stephen Badin became the first priest ordained in the new...
May 25, 2009
In 1879 the present St. Patrick's Cathedral was solemnly blessed and opened.
May 25, 2009
Christopher Henry Dawson (1889 – 1970) was an English independent scholar, who wrote many books...
May 25, 2009
Today marks the death of Pedro Calderon de la Barca, a priest-poet of Spain's Golden...
May 25, 2009
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797-1848) was a 19th century German author, and one of the most...
May 25, 2009
The legacy of Madeleine Sophie Barat can be found in the more than 100 schools...
May 24, 2009
At least five times . . . with the Arian and the Albigensian, with the...
May 23, 2009
Every major question in history is a religious question. It has more effect in molding...
May 23, 2009
Memorial Day Weekend is a good time to remember a U.S. Army Chaplain approachign canonization:...
May 23, 2009
Father Pierre-Jean De Smet, (30 January 1801 – 23 May 1873), also known as Pierre...
May 22, 2009
The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large...
May 21, 2009
Here's another Marian treasure from "The Treasure Chest," Our Lady of Bombay.
May 21, 2009
The mystery of the poor is this: That they are Jesus, and what you do...
May 21, 2009
CHARLES JOSEPH EUGENE DE MAZENOD came into a world that was destined to change very...
May 20, 2009
Charity is that with which no man is lost, and without which no man is...
May 20, 2009
Today marks the death of Admiral William Shepherd Benson (1855-1932). Born on a Georgia plantation,...
May 19, 2009
All true and living devotion presupposes the love of God;--and indeed it is neither more...
May 19, 2009
Today marks the Feast of St. Crispin of Viterbo, who was canonized by Pope John...
May 19, 2009
MARY BERNARD (Verena Bütler) was born in Auw, in the Canton of Argovia, in Switzerland,...
May 18, 2009
In keeping with May as Mary's Month, we highlight the Legion of Mary (from Wikipedia):The...
May 18, 2009
Loyola University (Chicago) Baseball Team, 1886.
May 18, 2009
Wisdom is the clear, calm, accurate vision and comprehension of the whole course, the whole...
May 17, 2009
At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity. St. John...
May 16, 2009
We cultivate a very small field for Christ, but we love it, knowing that God...
May 16, 2009
Michael Joseph Curley (October 12 1879 - May 16 1947), was the 10th Archbishop of...
May 15, 2009
“The spiritual life of individuals has to be extended both vertically to God and horizontally...
May 15, 2009
Three Papal Encyclicals, all related to the issue of social justice, were issued on this...
May 15, 2009
On this day in 1882, the first Knights of Columbus Council was founded: San Salvador...
May 14, 2009
Bishop Michael Portier (b. September 7, 1795, Montbrison, France - d. May 14, 1859, Mobile,...
May 14, 2009
Michael was born on April 15, 1797, the eldest son of Arnold and Gratianne Garicoits....
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