Saint Joseph the Worker and Dad
Donald R. McClarey
September 10, AD2015
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Every Labor Day weekend two men always pop up in my mind: Saint Joseph the Worker and my Dad. When I was growing up I
800 Years of Magna Carta
Donald R. McClarey
June 18, AD2015
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At Runnymede, at Runnymede, What say the reeds at Runnymede? The lissom reeds that give and take, That bend so far, but never break, They
Favorite Books of the Bible
Donald R. McClarey
May 12, AD2015
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Since my parents purchased a Bible for me, at my request, for Christmas 1970, I have read a chapter from the New Testament and
Make the Sign of the Cross and Go In!
Donald R. McClarey
April 20, AD2015
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Outside of his family, General William S. Rosecrans had three great passions in his life: His religion, Roman Catholicism, to which he had converted as
Lent In a Sinless Age
Donald R. McClarey
March 24, AD2015
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I have never much enjoyed Lent; of course the purpose of Lent is not enjoyment. Repentance, mortification, fasting casts for me a gray pallor over
Clean Slate
Donald R. McClarey
February 25, AD2015
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My bride and I went to Confession last week on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, and once again I pitied the poor priest who had
The Franklin and Father O’Callahan
Donald R. McClarey
January 20, AD2015
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A hallmark of the Jesuit Order has been courage. The Order founded by that Basque soldier turned saint, Saint Ignatius Loyola, had as little use
Saint Thomas Becket, Sin and Contrition
Donald R. McClarey
December 26, AD2014
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As the year ends, I always recall my confirmation saint, Saint Thomas Becket, the holy, blessed martyr, whose feast day falls on December 29. His story
Edelweiss
Donald R. McClarey
December 3, AD2014
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Edelweiss, a show tune written for the musical Sound of Music, refers to the sturdy mountain flower, which in the 19th century became a symbol for the
Quotes Suitable For Framing: Abraham Lincoln
Donald R. McClarey
November 4, AD2014
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that
Satan and Blogging
Donald R. McClarey
October 7, AD2014
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I have always been fairly indifferent to the hits my blog posts receive, possibly since blogging makes up 0.00000 % of my income. However, over the
Jefferson Davis and Pio Nono
Donald R. McClarey
September 9, AD2014
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Jefferson Davis was always a friend to Catholics. In his youth as a boy he studied at the Saint Thomas School at the Saint Rose
Father Ireland and the Fifth Minnesota
Donald R. McClarey
August 12, AD2014
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One of the titans of the Catholic Church of the Nineteenth Century in the United States was Archbishop John Ireland, the first Archbishop of Saint
General Longstreet, Catholic Convert, Husband of “The Fighting Lady”
Donald R. McClarey
June 17, AD2014
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Hattip to Pat McNamara of Patheos for his post on General Longstreet’s conversion which inspired this post. General Lee referred to James “Pete” Longstreet as
The Priest of the Confederate Prison in Andersonville
Donald R. McClarey
May 20, AD2014
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I normally take great pride in being an American, but there are passages in our history which all Americans should be ashamed of. During our
Father Walter Ciszek: With God in Russia
Donald R. McClarey
April 23, AD2014
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Perhaps there are braver men than Walter Ciszek, but they don\’t come readily to mind. Hard enough to be brave for a short period when
Blessed John Paul II: First Pope of the Catholic Resurgence
Donald R. McClarey
March 25, AD2014
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Sometimes a great historical figure is not as recognized as such during his lifetime. Other historical figures are recognized as monumentally important even while they
Lenten Courage: Blessed Clemens von Galen, The Lion of Munster
Donald R. McClarey
February 25, AD2014
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\”Neither praise nor threats will distance me from God.\” – Blessed Clemens von Galen (1878-1946) . The Nazis hated and feared Clemens August Graf von Galen
Feast Day of the Dumb Ox
Donald R. McClarey
January 29, AD2014
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\”You call him Dumb Ox? This Dumb Ox will fill all the world with his bellowing.\” -Saint Albert the Great, responding to jibes from some
A New Year and A New Hope
Donald R. McClarey
December 31, AD2013
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I do not regret this year coming to a close. For me, 2013 will always be the year when my beloved son, Lawrence C. McClarey, died at
The Devil You Say?
Donald R. McClarey
December 3, AD2013
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Considering all the extravagant evil in the world, I have always found it remarkable that so many people do not believe in the existence of
Remember, Remember
Donald R. McClarey
November 5, AD2013
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The idiotic anti-Catholic celebration of Guy Fawkes Day, observed each November fifth, was effectively ended in America during the Revolution, in large part due to George