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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Succession of infant King Henry VI

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The son of Henry V and Katherine of Valois was born on December 6, 1421. When Henry V died untimely young, the nine-month old Henry VI succe...
Sunday, August 29, 2010

Newman's Feast Day!!!--no questions now!

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News from the Catholic Herald : Blessed John Henry Newman's feast day will be on October 9, the date of his conversion! I sure would lik...
Friday, August 27, 2010

"Another Country Heard From"

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I received an email from a reader in northeastern Europe: I am writing from Vilnius, Lithuania, where I have been living for a number of yea...
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

England and the Papacy

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As Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Scotland and England draws near, there are some interesting announcements. This is just the second visit...
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Monday, August 23, 2010

Preview of Upcoming Events

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On Thursday, August 26, I'll be on the Son Rise Morning Show to talk about Blessed Dominic Barberi and his connection to John Henry Newm...
Sunday, August 22, 2010

An 80-Year Old Victim of the Popish Plot

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The Catholic Herald highlights the martyrdom of St. John Kemble, found guilty of conspiring against King Charles II in the non-existent Popi...
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Saturday, August 21, 2010

The Sequel--bien sur!

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Trianon and Madame Royale certainly deserve to be read consecutively but the reader must adjust her expectations. After the poetic and mu...
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Friday, August 20, 2010

The Catholic Advance

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The editor for our local diocesan newspaper noticed that I had the article in Homiletic and Pastoral Review , and he CONTACTED ME for a stor...
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Newman an Anglican AND a Catholic--at the Same Time?

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In this Catholic Herald comment/bl og, William Oddie disagrees with the Anglican Professor John Milbank. The latter tries to say that Newman...
Sunday, August 15, 2010

A Little Off Topic, But It's a Birthday Present!

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When I attended the Catholic Writers Conference last week, I obtained a copy of Trianon: A Novel of Royal France by Elena-Maria Vidal , kin...
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