Daily Archives: December 2, 2011

A Minnesota Chaplain During the Civil War

The archdiocesan newspaper The Catholic Spirit (www.catholicspirit.com) about a week ago ran an interesting article on the experience Archbishop John Ireland in the Civil War, from 1862 shortly after the battle of Shiloh until April, 1863. In 1862 Bishop Thomas … Continue reading

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Are You Afraid of Silence?

I was listening this morning to the radio, and the person interviewed made mention of his observations of younger people and their reaction to silence. He observed that most were frightened of times of silence, always being “plugged in” to … Continue reading

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