Eleonore Villarrubia, Author at Catholicism.org

About Eleonore Villarrubia

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1939, Eleonore Villarrubia is a 1960 graduate of Tulane University. She taught for 24 years in public and Catholic schools in that city, spending the major part of her career as librarian at Holy Cross Middle and High School for Boys. She was also a Spanish and history teacher, skills that proved useful in the busy high school library. She was active in the New Orleans Chapter of the Catholic Library Association for many years.

She is married to Will Villarrubia, also of New Orleans. They are the parents of three grown sons and have four grandchildren. Will and Eleonore moved to Richmond, New Hampshire in 2005 to become an active part of the lay community of Saint Benedict Center.

Eleonore is a member of the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Third Order. Her name in the Order is Sister Mary Monica.

Blessed Père Frédéric Janssoone

Oct 23, 2008 Eleonore Villarrubia 2

BOOKSELLING is a word that has special meaning to the disciples of Father Leonard Feeney. While historically it has been a noble profession, in the twentieth century the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary elevated the art and profession … Continue reading →

In the Company of Ignatius

Feb 21, 2006 Eleonore Villarrubia Reply

“Therefore every scribe instructed in the Kingdom of Heaven, is like to a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure new things and old. ” (MT 13:52) Throughout the long history of our Catholic religion, … Continue reading →

Homesick For Heaven

Feb 21, 2006 Eleonore Villarrubia Reply

In the long history of our Holy Catholic Church, the Carmelite Order is the only group of religious that can trace its beginnings back to Old Testament times. From the age of the prophet Samuel, there existed in the Holy … Continue reading →

Not to the East, But to the West – The Saintly Adventures of Francesca Cabrini

Feb 20, 2006 Eleonore Villarrubia 1

If it is possible to fall in love with a saint by merely reading her life story, this wonderful, unassuming, humble, yet oddly forceful, Italian missionary sister would have the whole world at her feet with a single reading of … Continue reading →

Blessed Father Basil Moreau: a Man Against His Times

Feb 20, 2006 Eleonore Villarrubia Reply

(Note: This article was originally published when its subject was “Venerable Father Basil Moreau,” and was named accordingly. On September 15, 2007, Canon Basil Antoine Marie Moreau was beatified. He is now to be called “Blessed Basil Moreau.” We have … Continue reading →

Hosea Ballou – Son of Richmond – Father of Universalism

Feb 20, 2006 Eleonore Villarrubia 13

Editor’s Introduction: The following piece is about a home-town boy of ours, a man from Richmond, New Hampshire. While for us it has “local flavor,” we think it worthy of publishing for two reasons. First of all, it is a … Continue reading →

The Servant of God, Father Nelson Baker

Jan 31, 2006 Eleonore Villarrubia 28

In these days of Big Brother taking from the pockets of his tax-paying citizens to support millions on the government dole, it is delightful to consider the true charity of the subject of our story, Father Nelson Baker. This tireless … Continue reading →

Our Lady of Walsingham

Jan 27, 2006 Eleonore Villarrubia 11

We American Catholics tend to regard the “Mother Country” of England as totally Protestant. Given our own colonial history, this is an understandable misconception. Before the dreadful occurrences of the 15th century, collectively known as the Protestant “Reformation”, all of … Continue reading →