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America's Catholic Patriots By Bronwen McShea When it comes to our Church's history, we Catholics tend to zero in quickly on canonized saints and those we hope will be canonized. This is understandable, given the importance our faith places on special exemplars of holiness and the supernatural virtues. Often, though, we highlight well-known saints to the exclusion of the much larger tapestry of Catholic experiences and achievements in which our most celebrated, canonized figures' lives are interwoven. This is true, for example, where the Church in the United States is concerned. We American Catholics tend to lack even basic familiarity with the range of men and women among us who—while not in most cases deserving the honors of the altar—helped to make the United States both a powerful nation and one ever striving to improve itself morally and socially. In this year of the nation's 250th birthday, let us get to know more of these Catholic patriots active in every era since the Founding. For instance, two of note who fought in the American Revolution were Commodore John Barry and Colonel John Fitzgerald. Both were born in Ireland and were devout in the faith. Barry, alongside John Paul Jones, was one of the fathers of the American Navy. Indeed, after fighting bravely in multiple sea and land engagements in the Revolution, President George Washington put him in charge of the re-established U.S. Navy, giving him the branch's very first commission. Fitzgerald, for his part, joined a patriot militia in Virginia in 1774 and was a loyal aide-de-camp to General Washington during the war, including during the terrible winter at Valley Forge. Wounded at the Battle of Monmouth, he later served as Mayor of Alexandria and helped found the city's first Catholic church, the Basilica of St. Mary. In 1831, a French aristocrat named Alexis de Tocqueville was struck while touring the young United States how simultaneously patriotic and devout in the faith American Catholics were, since Catholics in his homeland were typically suspicious of republican and democratic principles in the wake of all the Church suffered in the French Revolution. In his book Democracy in America, he expressed surprise, too, that American Catholics were attracting many Protestant converts to the Church. By the eve of the Civil War, such converts included President James Monroe's grandnephew, Andrew, who became a Jesuit after participating in Admiral Matthew Perry's first expedition to Japan, and James Roosevelt Bayley, a nephew of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and a cousin of the future President Theodore Roosevelt. Bayley would later serve both as Bishop of Newark and Archbishop of Baltimore and—with both America's and the Church's well-being in mind—promote important social welfare and educational initiatives, including the founding of Seton Hall University. Another leading convert of the period was the former Unitarian radical Orestes Brownson. A pioneer of American Catholic publishing, he became a leading voice of Catholic fidelity to both the Church and the United States, influencing political leaders of various faiths through writings such as The American Republic (1865), his book on the constitution. He was a strong advocate of American labor, favoring trade unions, and he spoke out against slavery and supported the Union during the Civil War—in which two of his three sons who served as Army officers gave their lives. American Catholics were as divided as the rest of the country during the Civil War, with few of prominence standing up strongly against slavery until the war started. The Irish-born Bishop of Cincinnati, John Baptist Purcell, was among the first prominent American Catholic churchmen to call for emancipation, declaring in 1862 that "a people could not long survive the fatal contrast between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States, the one asserting that all men are born free, sovereign and independent, that the other millions may be slaves." Catholics died in great numbers for both the Union and the Confederacy, and devout Catholics were among the officers leading the war on both sides. Among the Catholic generals who served the Union was William Rosecrans. Converting to Catholicism after graduating West Point and convincing his brother Sylvester (a future bishop) to do the same, he trained cadets and young officers in engineering and later, during the Civil War, helped the Union win many early victories—bringing a crucifix and Rosary beads into battle. Although sidelined in 1863 after a major setback at Chickamauga, Georgia, he would go on to serve as our ambassador to Mexico and as a congressman for California's first district. Our nation owes a special debt to Catholics—especially religious sisters—for advances in wartime nursing and hospital services. At the start of the Civil War, the military largely relied on untrained volunteers and male orderlies to tend to wounded soldiers—something very unsustainable as casualties mounted. Daughters of Charity, Sisters of Mercy, and many other Catholic women already trained in nursing stepped into the breach. Sisters staffed, managed, and expanded the Union's and Confederacy's ability to treat and preserve the lives of countless soldiers. Mother Angela Gillespie of the Sisters of the Holy Cross turned a warehouse in Mound City, Illinois, into one of the largest and best hospitals in the country. Washington's Prayer for the Nation Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in thy holy protection, that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government, and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and their fellow citizens of the United States at large. And finally that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without an humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy nation. Grant our supplications, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Written at Newburg, June 8, 1783, and sent to the Governors of all the States.)
U.S. ARMY WO Alexander Arabian, U.S. Army SPC James Byanski, U.S. Army 2LT Michael Byanski, U.S. Army NCO Joy Byrnes, U.S. Army Capt. Stephen F. Caravana, Jr., U.S. Army PC Robert J. Carr, Jr., U.S. Army SFC Michael Chase Jr., U.S. Army Pvt. Devin DeFeo, U.S. Army Pvt. Jason Finegan, U.S. Army SFC Lauren Gilligan, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jason A. Gleason, U.S. Army Maj. John P. Glennon, U.S. Army SP4 Robert Hadfield, U.S. Army Capt. Scott Haran, U.S. Army SFC Harold S. Hernandez, U.S. Army SFC John F. Kiernan III, U.S. Army Lt. Daniel Lamothe, U.S. Army SSG. Jonathan Lamothe, U.S. Army Captain Daniel Larson, U.S. Army WO4 Carlos F. Legoas, U.S. Army SPC Chase K. Loughlin, U.S. Army Reserves Sgt. Cole R. Loughlin, U.S. Army ISG David Maloney, U.S. Army Maj. Thomas J. McCarthy, U.S. Army Pvt. Corey Owens, U.S. Army Pvt. Tyler Parks, U.S. Army Pvt. Joshua Parrott, U.S. Army SFC Jacob Pelletier, U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Picard Jr., U.S. Army Capt. Jacob Pikul, U.S. Army Pvt2 Samantha E. Riley, U.S. Army Capt. John Turco, U.S. Army Capt. Kyle Walker, U.S. Army Pvt. Corey Way, U.S. Army Sgt. Noel Williams MP, U.S. Army U.S. COAST GUARD SA Liam M. Connor, U.S. Coast Guard FA Andrew Rittmann-McLaughlin U.S. AIR FORCE Major Randall Chlebek, USAF Airman Kevin Kelly, USAF Capt. Michael A. Menna, Aircraft Commander, USAF Airman Izaiah A. Ortiz, USAF 2 Lt. Bryan G. Sciamacco, USAF SSgt. Cory A. Siconio, USAF AIR NATIONAL GUARD A1C Kimberly Courcy, Air National Guard Lt. Col. Alisa D'Agostino, RI Army National Guard Lt. Col. Ian Friel, RI Army National Guard Capt. Trent Hastings, RI Army National Guard TSgt. Stephen A. Lanoie, Air National Guard 2nd Lt. Lindsay A. Laurie, RI Army National Guard A1C Kayleen Murphy, Air National Guard U.S. MARINES Sgt. Hunter Bazarnick, USMC Cpl. Jeffrey P. Cahoon, USMC 2nd Lt. Paolo L. DeLuca, USMC Sgt. John T. Leonard, Jr., USMC PFC Shaye Pasell USMC Cpl. Devin Rhodes, USMC LCPL Christopher J. Rosera, USMC PFC Ashley Silvers, USMC U.S. NAVY SR3 Vincent Cortellessa, USN Senior Chief Mark B. Durand, USN IS1 Randy Francis, USN AM2 Ashleigh Haubrich, USN SO2 Matthew R. Libby, USN Capt. John Loomis, USN SR3 Sean M. Mcghie, USN Lt. Emily K. Mulvey, USN PO 1st Class Jacob Patriarca, USN AT2 Bryan Sokolowski, USN LTJG Brendan C. Thornton, USN
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Each welcoming parish community gathering includes: Small Group Sharing, Liturgy, Fellowship. You may RSVP at https://dioceseofprovidence.org/gatherings to any/all gatherings. Please know that RSVP is encouraged, but not required, as we'd like to have an approximate count for planning purposes only. Family and friends are welcome!
America's Catholic Patriots By Bronwen McShea When it comes to our Church's history, we Catholics tend to zero in quickly on canonized saints and those we hope will be canonized. This is understandable, given the importance our faith places on special exemplars of holiness and the supernatural virtues. Often, though, we highlight well-known saints to the exclusion of the much larger tapestry of Catholic experiences and achievements in which our most celebrated, canonized figures' lives are interwoven. This is true, for example, where the Church in the United States is concerned. We American Catholics tend to lack even basic familiarity with the range of men and women among us who—while not in most cases deserving the honors of the altar—helped to make the United States both a powerful nation and one ever striving to improve itself morally and socially. In this year of the nation's 250th birthday, let us get to know more of these Catholic patriots active in every era since the Founding. For instance, two of note who fought in the American Revolution were Commodore John Barry and Colonel John Fitzgerald. Both were born in Ireland and were devout in the faith. Barry, alongside John Paul Jones, was one of the fathers of the American Navy. Indeed, after fighting bravely in multiple sea and land engagements in the Revolution, President George Washington put him in charge of the re-established U.S. Navy, giving him the branch's very first commission. Fitzgerald, for his part, joined a patriot militia in Virginia in 1774 and was a loyal aide-de-camp to General Washington during the war, including during the terrible winter at Valley Forge. Wounded at the Battle of Monmouth, he later served as Mayor of Alexandria and helped found the city's first Catholic church, the Basilica of St. Mary. In 1831, a French aristocrat named Alexis de Tocqueville was struck while touring the young United States how simultaneously patriotic and devout in the faith American Catholics were, since Catholics in his homeland were typically suspicious of republican and democratic principles in the wake of all the Church suffered in the French Revolution. In his book Democracy in America, he expressed surprise, too, that American Catholics were attracting many Protestant converts to the Church. By the eve of the Civil War, such converts included President James Monroe's grandnephew, Andrew, who became a Jesuit after participating in Admiral Matthew Perry's first expedition to Japan, and James Roosevelt Bayley, a nephew of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and a cousin of the future President Theodore Roosevelt. Bayley would later serve both as Bishop of Newark and Archbishop of Baltimore and—with both America's and the Church's well-being in mind—promote important social welfare and educational initiatives, including the founding of Seton Hall University. Another leading convert of the period was the former Unitarian radical Orestes Brownson. A pioneer of American Catholic publishing, he became a leading voice of Catholic fidelity to both the Church and the United States, influencing political leaders of various faiths through writings such as The American Republic (1865), his book on the constitution. He was a strong advocate of American labor, favoring trade unions, and he spoke out against slavery and supported the Union during the Civil War—in which two of his three sons who served as Army officers gave their lives. American Catholics were as divided as the rest of the country during the Civil War, with few of prominence standing up strongly against slavery until the war started. The Irish-born Bishop of Cincinnati, John Baptist Purcell, was among the first prominent American Catholic churchmen to call for emancipation, declaring in 1862 that "a people could not long survive the fatal contrast between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States, the one asserting that all men are born free, sovereign and independent, that the other millions may be slaves." Catholics died in great numbers for both the Union and the Confederacy, and devout Catholics were among the officers leading the war on both sides. Among the Catholic generals who served the Union was William Rosecrans. Converting to Catholicism after graduating West Point and convincing his brother Sylvester (a future bishop) to do the same, he trained cadets and young officers in engineering and later, during the Civil War, helped the Union win many early victories—bringing a crucifix and Rosary beads into battle. Although sidelined in 1863 after a major setback at Chickamauga, Georgia, he would go on to serve as our ambassador to Mexico and as a congressman for California's first district. Our nation owes a special debt to Catholics—especially religious sisters—for advances in wartime nursing and hospital services. At the start of the Civil War, the military largely relied on untrained volunteers and male orderlies to tend to wounded soldiers—something very unsustainable as casualties mounted. Daughters of Charity, Sisters of Mercy, and many other Catholic women already trained in nursing stepped into the breach. Sisters staffed, managed, and expanded the Union's and Confederacy's ability to treat and preserve the lives of countless soldiers. Mother Angela Gillespie of the Sisters of the Holy Cross turned a warehouse in Mound City, Illinois, into one of the largest and best hospitals in the country. Washington's Prayer for the Nation Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in thy holy protection, that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government, and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and their fellow citizens of the United States at large. And finally that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without an humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy nation. Grant our supplications, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Written at Newburg, June 8, 1783, and sent to the Governors of all the States.)
U.S. ARMY WO Alexander Arabian, U.S. Army SPC James Byanski, U.S. Army 2LT Michael Byanski, U.S. Army NCO Joy Byrnes, U.S. Army Capt. Stephen F. Caravana, Jr., U.S. Army PC Robert J. Carr, Jr., U.S. Army SFC Michael Chase Jr., U.S. Army Pvt. Devin DeFeo, U.S. Army Pvt. Jason Finegan, U.S. Army SFC Lauren Gilligan, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jason A. Gleason, U.S. Army Maj. John P. Glennon, U.S. Army SP4 Robert Hadfield, U.S. Army Capt. Scott Haran, U.S. Army SFC Harold S. Hernandez, U.S. Army SFC John F. Kiernan III, U.S. Army Lt. Daniel Lamothe, U.S. Army SSG. Jonathan Lamothe, U.S. Army Captain Daniel Larson, U.S. Army WO4 Carlos F. Legoas, U.S. Army SPC Chase K. Loughlin, U.S. Army Reserves Sgt. Cole R. Loughlin, U.S. Army ISG David Maloney, U.S. Army Maj. Thomas J. McCarthy, U.S. Army Pvt. Corey Owens, U.S. Army Pvt. Tyler Parks, U.S. Army Pvt. Joshua Parrott, U.S. Army SFC Jacob Pelletier, U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Picard Jr., U.S. Army Capt. Jacob Pikul, U.S. Army Pvt2 Samantha E. Riley, U.S. Army Capt. John Turco, U.S. Army Capt. Kyle Walker, U.S. Army Pvt. Corey Way, U.S. Army Sgt. Noel Williams MP, U.S. Army U.S. COAST GUARD SA Liam M. Connor, U.S. Coast Guard FA Andrew Rittmann-McLaughlin U.S. AIR FORCE Major Randall Chlebek, USAF Airman Kevin Kelly, USAF Capt. Michael A. Menna, Aircraft Commander, USAF Airman Izaiah A. Ortiz, USAF 2 Lt. Bryan G. Sciamacco, USAF SSgt. Cory A. Siconio, USAF AIR NATIONAL GUARD A1C Kimberly Courcy, Air National Guard Lt. Col. Alisa D'Agostino, RI Army National Guard Lt. Col. Ian Friel, RI Army National Guard Capt. Trent Hastings, RI Army National Guard TSgt. Stephen A. Lanoie, Air National Guard 2nd Lt. Lindsay A. Laurie, RI Army National Guard A1C Kayleen Murphy, Air National Guard U.S. MARINES Sgt. Hunter Bazarnick, USMC Cpl. Jeffrey P. Cahoon, USMC 2nd Lt. Paolo L. DeLuca, USMC Sgt. John T. Leonard, Jr., USMC PFC Shaye Pasell USMC Cpl. Devin Rhodes, USMC LCPL Christopher J. Rosera, USMC PFC Ashley Silvers, USMC U.S. NAVY SR3 Vincent Cortellessa, USN Senior Chief Mark B. Durand, USN IS1 Randy Francis, USN AM2 Ashleigh Haubrich, USN SO2 Matthew R. Libby, USN Capt. John Loomis, USN SR3 Sean M. Mcghie, USN Lt. Emily K. Mulvey, USN PO 1st Class Jacob Patriarca, USN AT2 Bryan Sokolowski, USN LTJG Brendan C. Thornton, USN
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