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May 2009

May 14, 2009
The centuries which followed the fall of the Empire in the West, in spite of...
May 14, 2009
During the 1950's, Treasure Chest featured Our Lady within the context of various cultures. Seen...
May 13, 2009
Today in 1961 marks the death of movie icon Gary Cooper. His daughter recalled his...
May 13, 2009
Not the goods of the world, but God. Not riches, but God. Not honors, but...
May 13, 2009
Alan Richard "Bede" Griffiths (17 December 1906 – 13 May 1993), also known as Swami...
May 12, 2009
You will not see anyone who is really striving after his advancement who is not...
May 12, 2009
On this day in 1879, John Henry Newman was made a Cardinal by Pope Leo...
May 11, 2009
Seen here in 1905 is the baseball team for Spring Hill College, a Jesuit college...
May 11, 2009
Only religion, only revelation, can explain things. Only God, Who made the kosmos, can say...
May 11, 2009
Matteo Ricci, SJ (October 6, 1552 – May 11, 1610) was an Italian Jesuit priest....
May 10, 2009
We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more...
May 10, 2009
Walker Percy (May 28, 1916 – May 10, 1990) was an American Southern author best...
May 09, 2009
"If you're going to do a thing, you should do it thoroughly. If you're going...
May 09, 2009
Born to a working class family. Educated by the Canonesses of Saint Augustine until 1809...
May 08, 2009
The function of all art lies in fact in breaking through the narrow and tortuous...
May 08, 2009
Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, a Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, was born 26 March 1901...
May 07, 2009
During the 1950's, The Treasure Chest featured a series of drawings showing Mary in the...
May 07, 2009
Give something, however small, to the one in need. For it is not small to...
May 07, 2009
Today marks the death of Alexis Toth, a former Eastern Rite priest who is venerated...
May 06, 2009
Today in 1844 marks the beginning of the Philadelphia Nativist Riots (also known as the...
May 06, 2009
Not 100 in the United States hate the Roman Catholic Church, but millions hate what...
May 06, 2009
In 1814, the Society of Jesus was restored after being suppressed for 41 years. Not...
May 06, 2009
Pierre Henri Dorié (1839-1866) was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, who...
May 05, 2009
Charity unites us to God... There is nothing mean in charity, nothing arrogant. Charity knows...
May 05, 2009
Our Sunday Visitor was founded on this day in 1912 by Father John F. Noll,...
May 05, 2009
Today in 1902 marks the death of Michael Augustine Corrigan, New York’s third Archbishop. Born...
May 04, 2009
This photo appeared on the cover of Columbia, the Knights of Columbus magazine, in February...
May 04, 2009
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a...
May 04, 2009
The first Gypsy to be beatified was a martyr and a Secular Franciscan. Ceferino was...
May 03, 2009
In the Christian world, a truly prestigious culture has flourished throughout the centuries, as much...
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