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August 04, 2013
A Sermon on the Apostolate of Conversation, by Father Walter Elliott, C.S.P., 1913
Apostolate of Conversation. "And the string of his tongue was loosed; and he spoke right."...
July 2013
July 24, 2013
Bishop Ignatius Persico, O.F.M. Cap. (1823-1896), Savannah, Georgia
Fourth Bishop of Savannah Ignatius Persico was born in Naples on the 30th of January...
July 14, 2013
A Sermon on Human Dignity by Cardinal Gibbons, 1908
EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. OUR DIGNITY AS CHRISTIANS. ROM. viii., 12-17. IN this epistle St....
July 08, 2013
School Days, 1848: A Reminiscence
To travel back in memory sixty years, and to recall vividly with any degree of...
July 06, 2013
A Look at the Trappists, 1908
The Trappists, or Reformed Cistercians are a branch of the Order of Citeaux. They possess...
July 05, 2013
Catholics and the American Revolution: An Excerpt from a Catholic School Textbook, 1914
320. Patriotism Among Catholics. We have seen that the discovery and exploration of America and...
July 03, 2013
Colonel Patrick H. O’Rorke (1837-1863), Hero of Gettysburg
Soldier, b. in County Cavan, Ireland, 25 March, 1837; killed at the battle of Gettysburg,...
July 02, 2013
Cardinal James Gibbons, Baltimore (1834-1921)
HIS EMINENCE JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS, First Vicar-Apostolic of North Carolina, Fourth Bishop of Richmond, Ninth...
June 2013
June 30, 2013
Archbishop John Hughes’ Sermon at the Dedication of St. Paul the Apostle Church, Manhattan, 1859
SERMON ON THE OCCASION OF LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE MISSIONARY HOUSE AND CHURCH OF...
June 29, 2013
The Precious Blood Fathers (1814)
The Congregation of the Fathers of the Precious Blood was founded at Rome by the...
June 28, 2013
“The Church Would Look Foolish Without Them”: Ann McCormick Toole, Cleveland, Ohio
As far back as 1832 the Toole family settled in Cleveland, Ohio. They were natives...
June 27, 2013
The Good Shepherd Sisters, Buffalo, New York, 1914
Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of Refuge (Good Shepherd) (Introduced into America, 1855) This...
June 24, 2013
Brooklyn’s Unfinished Cathedral, 1894
The Great Memorial Church to Bishop Loughlin. The Brooklyn Eagle, April 29, 1894 Bishop McDonnell’s...
June 23, 2013
A Sermon on Gratitude, 1915
XLVII.—Gratitude. Luke, XVII., 11-19 (XIII. Sunday After Pentecost.) It is our strict duty to be...
June 22, 2013
The De La Salle Christian Brothers
The Brothers of the Christian Schools. The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools...
June 21, 2013
Fordham University, 1912
Fordham University developed out of Saint John's College, founded by Bishop Hughes upon the old...
June 20, 2013
The First Nuns in Arkansas, 1851
Early Days in Little Rock On the 6th of February, 1851, the Sisters, under the...
June 19, 2013
Father William Keegan (1824-1890), Brooklyn, New York
Very Rev. William Keegan. The New York Times, May 11, 1890 Vicar General William Keegan...
June 18, 2013
Virginia’s First Bishop: Patrick Kelly (1820-1822)
VIRGINIA’S FIRST BISHOP Right Rev. Patrick Kelly. First Bishop of Richmond, A.D. 1820 Bishop...
June 17, 2013
“The Church Would Look Foolish Without Them”: José Navarro, Boise, Idaho
José Navarro, successfully engaged in wool growing at Boise, is a well-known member of the...
June 16, 2013
Student Reminiscences of 1820’s Georgetown
RECOLLECTIONS, GEORGETOWN COLLEGE IN 1820. Woodstock Letters (1885): 264-267. About the middle of the afternoon of...
June 15, 2013
The Brothers of the Sacred Heart (1820)
The Brothers of the Sacred Heart The Congregation of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart...
June 14, 2013
Nuns in the Spanish-American War
THE NUN IN THE WAR The Rev. A.J. Bader Tells of the Good Work Accomplished...
June 13, 2013
The First Black Catholic Congress, 1889
COLORED CATHOLICS MEET A NOTABLE CONVENTION BEGUN—CARDINAL GIBBONS PRESENT New York Times, January 2, 1889...
June 12, 2013
Dr. Dominic G. Bodkin (1833-1902), Brooklyn, New York
The name of Bodkin is today a familiar and respected one in the medical profession...
June 11, 2013
Montana Missionary: Father Gregory Mengarini, S.J. (1811-1886)
Pioneer missionary of the Flathead tribe and philologist of their language, b. in Rome, 21...
June 10, 2013
“The Apostle of Temperance”: Father Theobald Mathew, O.F.M. Cap. (1790-1856)
Apostle of Temperance, born at Thomastown Castle, near Cashel, Tipperary, Ireland, 10 October, 1790; died...
June 08, 2013
Catholics in the Movies: Francis Ford (1881-1953)
One of the lead figures of film during the 1910’s was Francis Ford. Born Francis...
June 07, 2013
Catholics in the Movies: Robert Harron (1893-1920)
Bobby Harron was one of the leading stars of the 1910’s, appearing in some of...
June 06, 2013
Catholics in the Movies: Ruth Clifford (1900-1998)
Born in Naragansett, Rhode Island, Ruth Clifford attended St. Mary’s Seminary, a Catholic girls school...
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