“Tell me, is Monsignor Hickey still alive?” “Yes, he’s alive,” the visiting priest answered his host as they sat out on the lawn, one summer day in 1970, overlooking the valley vista beyond them. “But he’s very, very sick.”
Category: Catholic America
Father Paul of Graymoor: Founder of the Society of the Atonement and Father of the Church Unity Octave
Every Catholic of a certain age remembers the week in January when the Church Unity Octave or the Chair of Unity Octave was celebrated liturgically. The Octave began on January 18, Feast of St. Peter’s Chair in Rome, and ended … Continue reading
Brother André One Step Closer to Canonization
How did I miss this? The cause of my dear patron, Blessed Brother André, C.S.C., has made an important step forward. From the National Post’s religion blog: A Vatican decision has moved Montreal’s Brother Andre one step closer to being … Continue reading
…And Speaking of Military Chaplains…
If Brother Andé Marie’s posting on Father Emil Kapaun interested you, you may care to learn something about another American Catholic military chaplain that received the Medal of Honor. He is the Bavarian-born Benedictine from Saint Vincent’s Archabbey in Latrobe, … Continue reading
My Favorite Christopher Columbus Story
I wish I could locate the old book (one of those thick hardbound histories of Catholic heroes) in which I read about the event. It was on one of his later voyages to the New World. While sailing along the … Continue reading
‘The Snowshoe Priest’: Venerable Frederic Baraga
Update: On May 10, 2012, it was announced that Bishop Baraga’s decree of heroic virtue had been approved by the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. The subject of this article now bears the title, “Venerable.” Deo gratias! * * * … Continue reading
Cardinal Archbishop of Lima Mandates Kneeling and Receiving Communion on the Tongue
I think this is, for now, just in the cathedral. Lima is the city of saints, so may the fruit of their prayers continue to flourish. There are five saints who hailed from Lima: Saints Rose (1617, the first to … Continue reading
Book Review: Discovering a Lost Heritage: The Catholic Origins of America
Book Review by Eleonore Villarrubia: Discovering a Lost Heritage: The Catholic Origins of America by Adam Miller So, you think you know your American history? Well, this little gem of a book, a Catholic history of our country, will probably … Continue reading
John Wayne “I’m a Cardiac-Catholic”
That’s what he used to say jokingly when asked what his religion was. We all love John Wayne for his great films, but waiting to the last hour to come into the Church was highly un-commendable. In fact, according to … Continue reading
Washington’s Grand Stepson a Friend of Saint Patrick
Martha Dandridge was a widow when she married our first president in 1759. Of her four children from her previous marriage to Daniel Parke Custis there were only two surviving when she remarried: John, age five, and Martha, age three. … Continue reading
O Blessed Truculence!
There are those who consider us at Catholicism.org truculent for wishing to convert our nation to the true faith. Such talk nowadays is not exactly au courant. Neither does it resonate sympathetic vibrations with the ascendancy of the liberal Comintern … Continue reading
Contribution Of Catholic Letters
(This is the paper written in preparation for a talk given at the 2005 St. Benedict Center Conference.) (Saint Anthony Mary Zaccharia, July 5, 2005) The Contribution Of Catholic Letters To The Conversion Of Our Country A deepening, savored knowledge … Continue reading
Venerable Solanus Casey, O.F.M., Cap.
Imagine, even if your name is “Barney” you can become a saint. Barney, baptized Bernard, was the sixth of sixteen children born to Irish immigrants Bernard and Ellen Casey. The date of his birth was November 25, 1870. The place … Continue reading