23 January 2019

The Moroneys of Cork...

During my sabbatical this past semester, I was privileged to spend some time in Ireland, working on some liturgical projects with Father Anthony Ward, SM.  More to come on those in the near future.  While there, however, I was able to visit the small village where my great-great grandfather was born, and from which he emigrated after the death of his own father during the potato famine. Here is a short video with the story of how the Moroneys left Cork in 1851.

Seventy five years ago, when Bishop Wright introduced the Serra Club to this fledgling Diocese, there were roughly 320,000 Catholics and 275...