Recently in Archdiocese of New York Category
The Most Reverend Gerald Thomas Walsh, president/rector of Saint's Joseph's Seminary (Dunwoodie, info here and here) and NY auxiliary bishop, celebrated Mass for the seminarians and for the Ancient Order of Hibernians in American (AOH). Growing up in a mixed household, Polish and Irish, I've heard of the AOH but nothing more. His Lordship gave us a brief précis on the importance of the AOH and its continuing concern today here in the New York Archdiocese. In many and varied ways the AOH in the Archdiocese supports and defends the Catholic faith and the work of the seminary, for which we are grateful
In a much broader organization, Division 16 (
In April 1844 the NYC AOH valiantly defended old Saint Patrick's Cathedral from being burned down.
The
The chalice used for today's Mass was The MacSwiney Chalice. Its provenance is 17th century
The chalice was kept in the MacSwiney family for 268 years, and seems to have been used by various priests of that family which was by the 19th century resident in
Having been regilt and then reconsecrated by Archbishop Michael Augustine Corrigan, it was used by him at the consecration of Saint Brigid's Church (1898),
In 1908 the chalice was presented to
In today's Catholic New York it was announced that as of January 1, Father Dennis McManus will be Archbishop Dolan's theological advisor and promoter of initiatives among Catholics, Jews and Muslims. He will also be teaching at Saint Joseph's Seminary.
Father McManus is a priest of the Archdiocese of Mobile (ordained in 2004). He's been a visiting professor at Georgetown University.
His academic credentials and work experience in the US and abroad are superb. Read the CNY story.
