Hastings,city(1991pop.74,979)anddistrict,EastSussex,SEEngland.Aresortandresidentialcity,Hastingsisbackedbycliffsandhasa3-mi(4.8-km)marineesplanade,parks,andbathingbeaches.ThesitewasoccupiedinRomantimes.ItwasmadefamousbythebattleofHastings,whichtookplaceatnearbyBattleonOct.14,1066,betweentheNormansunderWilliam...
In the Catholic Church of St. Peter [Mendota, MN] Parish Baptismal Register, Marz found an entry for baby Julius Gere, born to Wakinyaniwin and a man surnamed Gere, given name not recorded. Julius was one month old at the time of his baptism on March 22 or 29, 1863. Reasoning ...
presided over by Henry of Blois, papal legate and Bishop of Winchester – and brother of King Stephen. The queen pleaded with the clergy to release the king from his imprisonment and restore him to the throne. As may have been expected, Bishop Henry refused to...
The history of the Sisters notes that “not since the dissolution of the English monasteries in the sixteenth century had an Anglican Bishop dared to stand in a parish church and officially constitute a religious community. Moreover, one designed to be a true monastic body and not a philanthrop...
We are not alone. God is with us.The night after the election, some of our local parish church gathered for Evening Prayer, with generous pauses for quiet resting in the Divine Presence. When words fail, let silence speak. Afterward, we had a deep and earnest conversation about the effect...
As thus understood, the definition of the Church given by Bellarmine is that usually adopted by Catholic theologians: “A body of men united together by the profession of the same Christian Faith, and by participation in the same sacraments, under the governance of lawful pastors, more ...
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Boston, the seat of Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, and a parish to the historic and vibrant South End of Boston. The Cathedral of the Holy Cross is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Boston, the seat of...
During the early modern era this practicebecame widely employed in Europe, particularly in Protestant countries like Englandand the Netherlands, but sometimes also in Catholic countries, for example inAustria during the reign of Emperor Leopold I.67The close connection to the statewas particularly ...
Location where two of Henry VIII’s wives were executed. I stood on the grounds where Ann Boleyn was executed 475 years ago. She was decapitated for being Henry VIII’s wife when the Catholic Church wouldn’t approve of his desire to divorce. At the same place another Queen, Catherine How...
and the Catholic faithful have always believed that each of us have our own personal guardian angel. We also know the specific names of three angels from Scripture, specifically, the Archangels Raphael, Gabriel, and Michael. Beyond that, we know that there are nine Choirs of angels, archangels...