#st john neumann

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He was a little man with an extraordinary mind and an even more extraordinary faith, who came from a far country to our own, and continues to bless us, both from Heaven and from his shrine.

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first quarter of 2025 in books

Life Between Memory and Hope: The Survivors of the Holocaust in Occupied Germany, Zeev W. Mankowitz

The Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II, Charles Glass

All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque (trans. A.W. Wheen) [reread]

The Half Life of Valery K, Natasha Pulley

St. Crispin in the Trenches, Annabel Mahoney

Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov [reread]

The Young Lions, Irwin Shaw [have not stopped thinking about this; I should make a real post about it]

Picture, Lillian Ross [highly recomend to my fellow Old Hollywood fans, Ross records (at least a particular moment in) that world with such meticulous wry detail]

The Safekeep, Yael van der Wouden

V Was For Victory: Politics and American Culture During World War II, John Morton Blum

The Simple Art of Murder, Raymond Chandler

The Thin Man, Dashiell Hammett

The Third Gilmore Girl, Kelly Bishop

The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler [reread]

The Star of Kazan, Eva Ibbotson [reread. one of my very favorites when I was a kid; rereading was quite an exegesis of who I was circa age ten]

Women's Hotel, Daniel M. Lavery

Our Evenings, Alan Hollinghurst

The Maltese Falcon, Daniell Hammet [reread]

Pnin, Vladimir Nabokov [I have more or less not stopped thinking about this since, it was very funny but also very a lot of other things]

No-No Boy, John Okada [huge recommend to my fellow WWII(-adjacent) novel readers]

GI Jews: How World War II Changed a Generation, Deborah Dash Moore [can you believe it took me this long to read this]

The Story of the Bauhaus, Frances Ambler

Marcel Breuer: Sun and Shadow: The Philosophy of an Architect, Peter Blake and Marcel Breuer

Troublemaker, Joseph Hansen [I find these books so eminently enjoyable]

Bauhaus and Bauhaus People: Personal Opinions and Recollections of Former Bauhaus Members and Their Contemporaries, ed. Eckhard Neumann (trans. Eva Richter and Alba Lorman)

Theory and Design in the First Machine Age, Reyner Banham

Transparent Things, Vladimir Nabokov

The First Conglomerate: 145 Years of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, Don Bissell

Katalin Street, Magda Szabó (trans. Len Rix) [haunted by this]

Marcel Breuer and a Committee of Twelve Plan a Church: A Monastic Memoir, Hilary Thimmesh

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Happy Feast Day

Saint John Neumann

1811-1860

Feast day: January 5

Patronage: Catholic Education

St. John Neumann was the first canonized male saint of the United States. He is proclaimed the model and patron for all the faithful. He introduced the Forty Hours devotion, laid the foundation for this country's Catholic school system, and founded a religious community of nuns.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase. (website)

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Executive Order 13818 — Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption.

You are witnessing the death of the Pedo Elites and their twisted lifestyles. The false idols of the world are falling. It’s finally happening.

Celebrity homes for sale:

Ellen Degeneres, Johnny Depp, Mathew Perry, Eli Manning, Kat Von D, Shia Lebeouf, The Hemsworth brothers, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Brittany Snow, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Cindy Crawford and Rand Gerber, Gene Simmons, Bella Thorne, Tom Cruise, George Strait, Emily Blunt, Alonzo Mourning, Jemima Kirke, Kevin Jonas, Chelsea Handler, John McEnroe, Tommy Lee, Jason Derulo, Alicia Keys, Frankie Muniz, Keith Richards, Lil Wayne, Peter Thiel, Pharrell Williams, Loris Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli, Rosie O’Donnell, Kellie Clarkson, Cheryl Tieg, Joe Pesci, Suzanne Somers, Adam Lambert, Meghan Markle, Sean Diddy Combs, Billy Joel, Gary Levinsohn, Dr Phil, Barry Manilow, Mel Gibson, Diane Keaton, 50 Cent, Heidi Klum, Ryan Seacrest, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jennifer Aniston, Katharine Hepburn, Christie Brinkley, Nicholas Cage, Ricky Martin, Angelica Huston, Charlie Sheen, Burt Reynolds, Emilia Clarke, J.Lo & Alex Rodriguez, Simon Cowell, Kris Jenner, Jeffree Star, Gordon Ramsay, Jason Aldean, Pamela Anderson, Jerry Seinfeld, Jimmy Fallon, Dave Ramsey, Jon Bon Jovi, LeBron James, Matt Damon, J.J. Abrams, Sugar Ray Leonard, Ellen Degeneres, Sylvester Stallone, David Bowie, Clay Mathews, Michelle Pfiefer, David E Kelley, Shonda Rhimes, Rihanna, Pete Townshend, Britney Spears, Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner, Robert Redford, Steve McQueen, Shaquille ONeil, Glen Frey, Sammy Hagar, Stockard Channing, Michael Chiklis, Tom Petty, Serena Williams, Bill Russell, Kathryn Bigelow, Don Rickles, Bruce Kovner, Adam Neumann, Leonardo DiCaprio, Barb Ellison, Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz, Kate Beckinsale, Robert Herjavic, Josh and Heather Altman , Soleil Moon Frye, Jim Harbaugh, Anthony Kiedis, Fredrik Eklund, Meghan Trainor, Gideon Yu, Hellen Miren, Taylor Hackford, Bette Midler, Todd Phillips, Mitt Romney, Dianne Feinstein, Miley Cyrus, Kelly Clarkson, A-Rod, Bobby Patton-LA dodgers co owner, Dwyane Wade & Gabrielle Union, Michael Amini, B-52 Kate Pierson, Bill Guthy, Victoria Jackson, Will Arnett, Zac Efron, Wayne Gretzky, Katy Perry, Derek Jeter, Mike Piazza, Shane Smith, Bryon Cranston, DJ Khaled, Leonard Ross, Ted Sarandos- Netflix co Ceo, Dustin Johnson, John Fogerty, Melissa Rivers, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Lena Dunham, Lyndsey Vonn, PK Subban, Robyne Moore

Cara and Poppy Delevingne, Big Sean, Steph Curry, Chris Bosh, Phil Collins, Liam Payne, Bryan Singer, Tom Ford, Robby Naish, Tom Brady & Giselle Bundchen, Anthony Davis, Emilia Clarke, Clare Bronfmsn-Seagrams heiress with ties to Nxivm, Jane Fonda, Carmen Electra, Morgan Moses, Bobby Cox, Danny Masterson, Evander Kane, Kate Winslet, Mark Teixeira, Jonah Hill, Judd Hirsch, Carlos Santana, Kennet Chesney, Brooke Shields.

G. Serpent symbolism is all over the catholic religion. In St. Peter’s Basilica in the vatican the pope literally sits in the mouth of a serpent as the tongue and preaches deception.The Druze bloodline of Jesus are the descendants of “Jethro” ,The Priest of Midian in The Bible & “Torah” (Exodus 2:18).

The 16th President Of The United States of America “Abraham Lincoln” descend from The Kahlooni family.

To Governments around the world, WE THE PEOPLE have a message for you;

For too long you have kept us at bay, indoctrinated and asleep, silenced and used but those times are over!

You have used our labor to enrich yourselves at our expense.

You have lied to us constantly through MSM to further ur personal agenda of global dominance.

You have sacrificed us in wars to for personal gain.

You have poisoned us to keep us dependent upon Big pharma

You have thrusted satanic idolatry to affect our future generations

You have played with innocent lives for too long, that ends now!

Liberatores servitutis.

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SAINT OF THE DAY (January 5)

John Neumann was born on 28 March 1811 in Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic.

His parents were Philip and Agnes Neumann. He had four sisters and a brother.

After college, John entered the seminary.

When the time came for his ordination, the bishop was sick and the date was never rescheduled, as Bohemia had enough priests at the time.

Since he had been reading about missionary activities in the United States, John decided to go to America and request to be ordained there.

He walked most of the way to France and then boarded a ship to New York.

John arrived in Manhattan on 9 June 1836, where he was gladly welcomed by Bishop John Dubois who, at that time, had only 36 priests for the 200,000 Catholics living in the state of New York and part of New Jersey.

Just 16 days after his arrival, John was ordained a priest and sent to Buffalo.

Father John established himself in a small log parish house. He hardly ever lit a fire and often lived on only bread and water.

He joined the Redemptorist Order and continued his missionary work until he was elected bishop of Philadelphia in 1852.

As bishop, Neumann built 50 churches and began the constuction of a cathedral.

He opened almost 100 schools, and the number of parochial school students grew from 500 to 9,000.

He died suddenly on 5 January 1860.

He became the first American bishop to be beatified. He was canonized by Pope Paul VI on 19 June 1977.

He is buried in St. Peter the Apostle Church in Philadelphia.

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"Everyone who breathes, high and low, educated and ignorant, young and old, man and woman, has a mission, has a work. God sees every one of us; He creates every soul, for a purpose." - St. John Henry Neumann I would add that in finding that purpose we find true happiness.

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More Saints of the Day January 5

St. John Neumann

St. Apollinaris Syncletica

St. Cera

St. Charles of Sezze

St. Convoyon

St. Emiliana

St. Gaudentius

St. Genoveva Torres Morales

St. GerlacBl. Jacques Ledoyen

St. John Nepomucene Neumann

St. Lomer

Bl. Marcelina

DarowskaMartyrs of Egypt

St. Paula

St. Roger

St. Syncletica

St. Syncletica of Alexandria

St. Talida

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Impact and Response: 2025 Bishop Perry's Chicago Catholic Men's Forum

Keynote Fr. Ryan Brady prays with the men for the close of his presentation at the Forum. 

[Listen to the recordings on the CMCS podcast archive here and here.] 

The Bishop Perry Chicago Catholic Men’s Forum 2025 was held on 31 May at Saint John Neumann Parish - North at the St. Anne Church site in Hazel Crest, Illinois. The Keynote speaker was Fr. Ryan Brady, Chicago Priest and Pastor at St. Christina Parish, and Chaplain for the Chicago Fire Departmet. His topic was about 'Holiness in our Ordinary Life'. 

A great group of about fifty men from across the Archdiocese of Chicago, and Midwest America, joined together to, as we say, feed our stomachs and then feed our Souls. A hot breakfast was served, and the closing Mass Celebrated by Monsenior Dennis Lyle many say was very meaningful, as well as the homily by Deacon James Norman, Vicar for Deacons. 

After the Keynote Presentation, the men were asked the two questions below to answer amongst each of their tables with a Forum (similar to a parish men's group) experience. These groups discussed each question and reported the response for their group, and the men where then able to categorize these into main themes. Fr. Ryan made bullet points from the responses as follows:

1. In my day to day life, what are the obstacles I find in doing the little things to grow in holiness?

2. What support do I need and what support can I offer to other men to grow in holiness?

Below are some of the response card comments from the men who attended this Men’s Forum:

'My first time, it was a joy and very peaceful, and soo good for men to come together in Christ.'

'Fr. Ryan shared what I had curiosity with in my faith.'

'Most excellent.' ....  'Profound.' .... 'Deeply meaningful.'

'Thank you CMCS for standing in the gap for Catholic men.'

'Best thing for me in several if not a decade of years!'

'Thank you, I think it's important that Catholic men gather to strengthen their faith and encourage evangelization.'

We would like to thank the Archdiocese of Chicago and Most Reverend Mark Bartosic for his support of CMCS and this event (as well as the stipend for Fr. Ryan). Thank you to Father Edmund Aristil, Pastor at St. John Neumann Parish, for opening his doors for us, as well as the CMCS-Donors who made this all possible. Last but not least, we thank Bishop Emeritus Joseph N Perry for his vision in making a dent on the Soles of many Catholic men for over the past two decades, as this would not happen without his long-time support of this apostolate.

And, I personally thank the CMCS Team for their hard work to make this event meaningful for the men attending: Deacon John Rangel, Deacon Alfred Coleman, Mr. Oscar Griffin, Jr., Mr. Terry Shelley. (And a special Thank You! to Deacon Norman for buying coffee!).

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St. John Neumann Regional School Hosts First-Ever Yard Sale & Eco-Fest – A Community Celebration of Sustainability

St. John Neumann Regional School is excited to announce its inaugural Yard Sale & Eco-Fest, taking place on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the school’s Palmerton campus. This fun-filled community event, centered around the theme “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” will bring together local families, businesses, and eco-conscious organizations for a day of shopping, education, and sustainability. The Yard…

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St. Mary's Church and Rectory

82 E. William St.

Delaware, OH

St. Mary's Catholic Church is a historic Catholic parish church located at 82 E. William Street (U.S. Route 36) in the downtown area of the city of Delaware, Ohio, United States. Constructed in the 1880s, this grand building is home to a congregation established in the middle of the nineteenth century. Its grand style has long made it a community landmark, and it was named a historic landmark in 1980 when the church and its rectory were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places.

Delaware's first Masses were celebrated by travelling priests in the homes of the city's few Catholics, most of whom were Irish or German immigrants. The first of these was likely said in 1835 by a French missionary priest in the home of Adam Mueller on Park Avenue. The members built the first St. Mary's Church, a small plain frame building that was a mission church of Holy Cross Church in 1854, and were ministered to by traveling priests including future bishops Caspar Borgess and Edward Fitzgerald.

However, six years passed before Archbishop Purcell appointed the first priest to serve as the pastor on December 1, 1856. This man, Casper Wiese, quickly founded a parish school and bought a piece of land for use as a parish cemetery. A series of short-tenured pastorates followed Wiese's four-year time; the longest, that of Henry Fehlings, ended during the process of regional reorganization following the creation of the Diocese of Columbus. Fehlings' pastorate saw the parish expand outward from its small frame building. A brick addition to the church was constructed in 1865, a nearby store was purchased and converted into premises for the parish school, and a nearby house was purchased and converted into a rectory. By 1880, the parish had reached a membership of approximately seven hundred. In 1886, the present house of worship, made of brick trimmed with sandstone and ornamental terra-cotta began to be constructed on William Street near downtown. The cornerstone was laid in 1887 and the church was solemnly blessed by bishop John Watterson in October 1888.

St. Mary's is a brick structure supported on a foundation of limestone and covered with a slate roof. Designed by Adolphus Druiding, the building is a Gothic Revival structure dominated by a pair of towers on the facade. The towers sit on either side of the gabled main portion of the building; the tower on the right, as seen by a person facing the building, is substantially taller than the tower on the left. Six ogive windows pierce the side, one per bay, while individual and paired windows are placed on various heights in the towers; clocks are set in the taller tower, and both are topped with tall spires that can be seen throughout Delaware. Extensive and ornate detailing is present, including numerous wood carvings, elaborate stained glass in the windows, and decorative placement of bricks. Inside, columns separate the nave from the side aisles, and the two altars are built of wood that has been both painted and carved. The extensive artisanship of the church makes it differ greatly from the rectory; although three stories tall and built of brick, it is far plainer than the church.

On May 23, 1980, St. Mary's Church and its rectory were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying because of their historically significant architecture. They together comprise one of seventeen National Register-listed locations in the city of Delaware, along with places such as the downtown Delaware County Courthouse and Selby Field on the Ohio Wesleyan University campus. Today, St. Mary's remains an active component of the Diocese of Columbus. It is one of three parishes in Delaware County, along with St. Joan of Arc in Powell and St. John Neumann in Sunbury.

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The Twelfth Day of Christmas

Today, January 5, is the twelfth day of Christmas, and the memorial day for another more modern saint; St. John Neumann, a Bohemian born American.

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https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/6

St John Neumann, St Charles of Mount Argus

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St. John Neumann

Saint of the Day St. John Neumann He was born in 1811 at Bohemia in the Austrian Empire. Since ordination of priests was done temporarily by Bishop of Bohemia, he went to United States and became a priest in New York and looked after St. John’s parish in western New York. He spent most of his time travelling to villages and climbing mountains to visit sick persons and to teach illeterate…

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Happy Feast Day

Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos

1819-1867

Feast Day: October 5

Patronage: against cancer

Blessed Fr. Francis Xavier Seelos was beatified by Pope Saint John Paul II in 2000. Born in Germany, he was inspired to be a Redemptorist missionary priest in the U.S. to serve the German immigrants. At St. Philomena’s Parish in Pittsburgh, he was the assistant to St. John Neumann, who was his spiritual director and encouraged him to preach missions. Fr. Seelos lived a simple lifestyle, serving the poor and abandoned. He was called the “Cheerful Ascetic,” the “American Wonderworker,” the “Doctor of Souls,” for his intercession in healing bodies and souls. He was assigned to parishes in Detroit, Baltimore, and New Orleans, where he died from yellow fever contracted from caring for victims of the disease.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase. (website)

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Daily Mass: Philip brings Nathanael to Jesus. Catholic Inspiration

Photo by Lukas on Pexels.com After his encounter with Jesus, Philip talks to Nathanael and brings him to meet the Lord. Mass Readings – Christmas Weekday (#208) *************** Catholic Inspiration Archives St. John Neumann, pray for us!