Monday Highlights and Spiritual Insights
Martin Luther King Day
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
~ Martin Luther King
Memorial of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr
More on St. Agnes with quotes from St. Augustine and St. Ambrose
Today's Mass Readings
On This Day in Catholic History
1118 - Pope Paschal II, significantly involved in the long struggle with emperors over the appointment of church officials, died.
1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.
1998 - Pope John Paul II began his first visit to Cuba.
Birthdays
1932 - John Chaney, American basketball coach
1938 - Wolfman Jack, American disk jockey and actor (d. 1995)
1940 - Jack Nicklaus, American golfer
1941 - Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor
1947 - Jill Eikenberry, American actress
1956 - Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis, an American actress, producer, writer, athlete, and former fashion model. (Tootsie, The Accidental Tourist )
1963 - Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-born American basketball player
1978 - Phil Stacey, American Idol finalist
1981 - Izabella Miko, Polish-born actress and model
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
~ Martin Luther King
Memorial of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr
More on St. Agnes with quotes from St. Augustine and St. Ambrose
Today's Mass Readings
On This Day in Catholic History
1118 - Pope Paschal II, significantly involved in the long struggle with emperors over the appointment of church officials, died.
1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.
1998 - Pope John Paul II began his first visit to Cuba.
Birthdays
1932 - John Chaney, American basketball coach
1938 - Wolfman Jack, American disk jockey and actor (d. 1995)
1940 - Jack Nicklaus, American golfer
1941 - Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor
1947 - Jill Eikenberry, American actress
1956 - Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis, an American actress, producer, writer, athlete, and former fashion model. (Tootsie, The Accidental Tourist )
1963 - Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-born American basketball player
1978 - Phil Stacey, American Idol finalist
1981 - Izabella Miko, Polish-born actress and model
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