(OSV News) — On May 17, 1846, the U.S. bishops, 23 in number, consecrated the United States of America to the patronage of the Blessed Mother under the title of …
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Dorothy Day: Catholic Worker founder pioneered a faith-based alternative to secularist progressivism
by Russell Shawby Russell ShawDay preached radical Christianity and no less radical social activism to a sometimes appreciative, sometimes puzzled, sometimes angry audience of American Catholics.
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Orestes Brownson: A spiritual seeker turned prominent Catholic intellectual ‘bomb-thrower’
by Russell Shawby Russell ShawEditor’s note: This is part of a series exploring the lives of Great American Catholics ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebration. (OSV News) — At the very least, …
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New York Gov. Al Smith: Perseverance in both political endeavors and faith
by Russell Shawby Russell ShawTo President Franklin Roosevelt, he was the “Happy Warrior.” To suspicious Protestants, he was a pawn of the pope. Amid such conflicting views as these, a remarkable political career was …
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Editor’s note: This is part of a series exploring the lives of Great American Catholics ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebration. (OSV News) — In late spring or …
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Many cardinals have had books written about them, but few have become the fictionalized heroes of best-selling novels.
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Perhaps in reading this Sunday’s gospel, maybe you will think of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux too.
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The first Catholic ceremony in the White House took place during the presidency of a Presbyterian.
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Flannery O’Connor: Southern writer made Catholic vision ‘apparent by shock’
by Russell Shawby Russell Shaw“All my stories are about the action of grace on a character who is not very willing to support it,” Flannery O’Connor once said.
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Cardinal Gibbons: Effective advocate for American Catholicism’s Americanization
by Russell Shawby Russell ShawIn a long, fruitful career as leader of the American hierarchy, Cardinal Gibbons combined diplomacy, patriotism and a canny understanding of human nature.
