Showing posts with label Catholic history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Catholic history. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 08, 2026

"I shall fear nothing even in the midst of the shadows of death." ~ The remarkable courage and fidelity of Madame de Lafayette

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Portrait of Madame de Lafayette later in life.  The town where I grew up is a small suburb of Philadelphia called Lafayette Hill. As a kid, ...
Sunday, April 19, 2026

Deus Non Vult? - Pope Leo XIV, Donald Trump, Clermont, and Lepanto

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Medal showing Pope St. Pius V struck in honor of the victory of the Holy League at Lepanto. Last week's blow-up between the Roman Cathol...
Thursday, November 27, 2025

"I came out with a joyful heart and gave thanks to God." ~ Thanksgiving in luxury and in persecution

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At Mass this morning, our good priest reflected in his homily on thankfulness, as is proper on this Thanksgiving Day here in the US. He spec...
Saturday, June 21, 2025

"He has much talent, and a gentle, fine character. I am convinced that he will delight you." ~ a brief bio of Rev. Joseph Coolidge Shaw

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Painting of Rev. Joseph Coolidge Shaw, uncle of Civil War hero, Col. Robert Gould Shaw. The top spot on my rankings of Civil War movies alte...
Friday, January 17, 2025

Catherine Gandeaktena ~ From Savagery to Slavery to Sanctity

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Catherine Gandeanktena and her husband  Francis Tonsahoten, as taken from the cover of Catherine of the Erie .   Practically everyone has he...
Thursday, July 04, 2024

St. Clair Augustin Mulholland ~ Irishman. Philadelphian. Artist. Civil War Hero. Catholic.

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General St. Clair Augustin Mulholland later in life. As Independence Day approaches each year, I make a habit of finding a patriotic movie o...
Saturday, July 08, 2023

"Among laymen, none are superior to him in devotion and zeal for the Church." ~ A review of "Pierre Toussaint: A Citizen of Old New York"

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Pierre Toussaint, from a miniature painted ca. 1825 by Anthony Meucci. I recently picked up a copy of Pierre Toussaint: A Citizen of Old New...