Sunday Highlights and Spiritual Insights
Carravaggio
On St. John the Baptist Here is a translation of the address The Holy Father delivered today before reciting the midday Angelus with several thousand people gathered in St. Peter's Square.
On This Day in Catholic History
1979 Fulton J. Sheen (b. 8 May 1895), American Roman Catholic archbishop and broadcaster, died in New York City.
Birthdays
1579 - St. Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639)
1871 - Joe Kelley, American baseball player (d. 1943)
1909 - Douglas Fairbanks, a highly decorated naval officer of World War II and an American actor (d. 2000)
1916 - Kirk Douglas, American actor
1922 - Redd Foxx, American comedian (d. 1991)
1928 - Dick Van Patten, American actor
1942 - Dick Butkus, American football player
1953 - John Malkovich, an Academy Award-nominated American actor, producer and director.
1957 - Donny Osmond, American singer and actor
God-incidentally Jean, I found a site with AB Sheen's recordings. I had no idea today was his "feast day". Thank you!
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