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Bishops In The Catholic Peace Tradition, Ronald G. Musto

The Journal of Social Encounters

This brief survey takes a historical perspective on the role of Catholic bishops in global peacemaking. Building on my previous work 1 and more recent research, it focuses on the roles of bishop as teacher, ruler, and minister of the sacraments and on the interplay between prophetic protest and institutional authority. It covers the origins of the bishop’s office, the development o f prophetic protest and rule in episcopal peacemaking in the early church and Middle Ages, including the Peace and Truce of God. It then turns to early modern peacemaking and the influence of humanist thinkers on Latin American …

“Give Me Some Beautiful Holy Images That Are Colorful, Play Music, And Flash!” The Roma Pilgrimage To Csatka, Hungary, István Povedák

Journal of Global Catholicism

This study introduces the Csatka pilgrimage, which is one of the most significant festive events for Roma in Central and Eastern Europe. Csatka, a small and secluded village, became one of the most important pilgrimage sites for Roma since the mid-20th century. Tens of thousands of Roma, entire families from Hungary and the surrounding countries arrive to the feast on Nativity Day at the beginning of September. For them, however, the rite is not only about religious actions, but also about their powerful role in strengthening Roma ethnic identity. Through the analysis of the rite, we can gain a good …

“A Guard Of Faithful Sentinels" The Know-Nothing Appeal In Maine, 1854-1855, Allan R. Whitmore

Maine History

This article presents a history of the creation and activities of the Know-Nothing Party in the United States and the State of Maine.

Portrait Of A Maine “Know-Nothing” William H. Chaney (1821-1903): His Early Years And His Role In The Ellsworth Nativist Controversy, 1853-1854, Allan R. Whitmore

Maine History

This article examines the life and career of William Chaney his role in the nativist episode and the attack on Father John Bapst in 1853 and 1854.

The Purple, November 1898

The Purple

The Purple is a student publication offering news of the month, editorials, poetry, college news and alumni news. This issue contains the following:

• Some Uses and Abuses of Novel-Reading
• Villanelle
• College Athletics-Are They Good or Bad?
• A Dream of Football
• Some Personal Experiences of a Surgeon in the Late War
• The Happy Leaves
• Was Gladstone's Attitude Toward the Church Honest and Consistent?
• Rondeau
• Campaigning With the 12th U.S. Infantry
• Rondeau
• The Snowflakes
• Editorials
• The College Chronicle
• Alumni
• College World
• Athletics
• From the Editor's Table
• Photographs of Peter O'Shea '92, Thomas P. Conneff '96, Rev. James Healy '49,

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The Purple, May 1895

The Purple

The Purple is a student publication offering news of the month, editorials, poetry, college news and alumni news. This issue contains the following:

• News of the Month
• Influence of Catholic Genius on English Literature
• Old Oxford
• The Catholic Church the Mother of our Liberties
• The Court of Byzantium
• The Inaugural Concert
• Jubilee of Archbishop Williams
• Centenary of Maynooth College
• O'Connell's Last Words
• Paschatis Dies
• Easter Day
• Our Glee
• The Bee and the Lily
• In Memoriam
• The Late Rev. Fr. Nopper, S.J.
• George J. Boden
• William M. Smith, S.J.
• Athletics
• Jottings
• Advertisements