Monday Highlights and Spiritual Insights
Optional Memorial of St. Sylvester I, pope The Seventh Day of Christmas Today's Mass Readings On This Day in Catholic History Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borgia], Pope (1455-58), was born. Birthdays 1919 - Tommy Byrne , American baseball player 1931 - Bob Shaw , Irish writer (d. 1996) 1943 - John Denver , American singer, songwriter, one of the most popular artists of the 1970's; released 300 songs. Some of his songs included: " Take Me Home, Country Roads ", " Leaving on a Jet Plane ", " Calypso ", " Annie's Song ", " Thank God I'm a Country Boy ", and " Rocky Mountain High ". (d. 1997) 1943 - Pete Quaife , English bassist ( The Kinks ) 1959 - Phill Kline , American politician from Kansas 1961 - Rick Aguilera , American baseball player Image: Vita Mundi