Patron saints for Generation X are covered in this guest review for Catholic.org. There are over 10,000 saints in the Catholic faith. Patron Saints are meant to act as both guardians and sources of comfort for those living today with certain hardships or characteristics. In honor of All Saints Day (November 1), I’ve listed four […]
Promotion Sunday Was A Big Deal, Ya’ll.
As I retool this site as a blogzine, I’m reviewing several features from the past including Vintage Religion. These posts featured religious and/or church-themed pictures, graphics and ephemera from generations past. The Sunday School promotion certificate above is dated September 29, 1929. It recognized Agnes Speck for her promotion to the Intermediate Department at a […]
Vintage First Communion Pictures
Vintage Religion Vintage First Communion Pictures Here’s a random assortment of vintage First Communion photographs I’ve been collecting. There’s one thing that doesn’t change through the generations: the color of the dress is always white. Many of the older photos are from France and Poland. My favorite of the lot, however, is the next to […]
Gary Chapman’s A Hymn A Week
I love Gary Chapman’s A Hymn A Week project, which he began earlier this year as a way to honor his parents. It’s quickly amassed a big following and now there is a companion website. Chapman has a long bio published on the Hymn A Week Facebook page. I enjoyed reading it, but it leaves out […]
1970s Video of St. Patrick’s Church, Ireland
[Vintage Religion] Nearly 40 years ago, in the Irish Parish of Inishmagrath, priests, nuns, soldiers and parishioners gathered to celebrate the re-dedication of St. Patrick’s Church in the township of Tamron, Leitrim County. The following video features priceless images from that event: Soldiers with long sideburns; girls with long hair wearing hand-knitted berets with pom […]
Vintage Sunday School Card from the 1970s
1970s Sunday School greeting card: Did you forget to come to Sunday School? No, ma’am. Your eyes just scared me a little. I remember seeing cards like this in my father’s study at the Nazarene church he pastored in Ozark, Arkansas. It was such a tiny church and in 1979, I was one of the only kids […]
Frances, a Catholic Teenager During the 1960s
I came across this beautiful image of a Catholic teenager during the 1960s while searching for something else. It was taken in Australia. The photographer’s words below: The slide has been sitting there for 36 years. Now with our wonderful software I can process it to within an inch of its life and bring it […]