Patrick Francis Moran was born on the 16th of September 1830 in Leighinbridge, Carlow, Ireland and passed away on the 16 of august 1911 in Manly, NSW; he was the third Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney and was the first cardinal of Australia. Moran studied for priesthood that was first at the minor seminary and then at the major seminary, he was considered so academically smart that he gained his doctorate by acclamation. His studies were only slightly disturbed by the roman revolution of 1848-1849 and he was ordinated priest on 19th of March 1853. By the age of twenty-five he already spoke ten languages both ancient and modern. While Moran was the Irish college he was at the centre of a missionary enterprise with world wide interests. In 1856 he was appointed vice rector, but …show more content…
He was also someone that was determined to have all Catholic children in schools staffed by religious orders. By 1911 there was already more than three quarters of the catholic children in Sydney that were of primary school age were in his system, this followed with a similar basis for the secondary system. Moran authorised the spending of more than 3 million dollars on building churches, schools and institutions and by the 20th anniversary of his arrival he had blessed eighty-eight foundation stones for churches and schools in his diocese. One of Moran’s largest projects was the near-completion of the St Mary’s Cathedral. He had finished the northern end, then built the central section and the cardinals tower and by 1900 he had finished the cathedral debt free. I have chosen two bible passages that would strongly relate to Patrick Francis Moran’s life and his missionary work the first passage is Mark 16:15 “He said to them, go into the world and preach the gospel to all creation” this describes Moran’s life in many ways as his determination to come to Australia and
The veteran I was able to interview was Vincent Michael McKinney, who goes by Mike. Mike was born in Brooklyn, and raised in Park Slope, seventeenth Street and Ninth Avenue. Mike was a veteran of the fabled “Big Red One”, he was awarded the Silver Star for rally his man to take a pill box.
Michael Malique McManus was born on February 13, 1996 in Cheraw, South Carolina. Malique is the youngest child of Antionette Bostic and Michael McManus (deceased). Growing up he was raised by his mother and step father, Darren Bostic. Living in rural Bennettsville, South Carolina, at a very young age Malique displayed a love for God, Family, Education, and Dance. He graduated from Marlboro County High School ranked fourth in his class while also being named Senior Class President and captain of the Goldrush Dance Team. He currently is a junior History major and dance minor here at the University of South Carolina. Malique is involved in several organizations across campus. Malique works as the student coordinator for the Multicultural Outreach
John Joseph Connolly, Jr. (born August 1, 1940)[1] is a former FBI agent who was convicted of racketeering, obstruction of justice and murder charges stemming from his relationship with James "Whitey" Bulger, Steve Flemmi, and the Winter Hill Gang.
A young F. Carl Mahoney was off to Witchita Falls County in Texas. He enlisted in the Vietnam War. To then become a medical corpsman in the US Air Force. After 3 months of basic training in northwestnorthwest Texas (a barren desert, ) this man receivedreceived orders to report for medic duty in England. In Suffolk, England there was no combat, only lots of suffering and families in need.
Henry McCarty, born around 1859 in the Manhattan area of New York, was more commonly known as Billy the Kid or William Bonney. His mother, Catherine, was an immigrant from Ireland who worked odd jobs to support their family. Soon after the death of her husband, Catherine, Henry, and her younger son Joseph moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where she met her future husband William Antrim. The family accompanied Antrim to Kansas, and then New Mexico after Catherine was diagnosed with tuberculosis and advised to seek a warmer, drier climate. Antrim and Catherine were married soon after the move to New Mexico.
George Brinton McClellan was born on December 3, 1826 into a high ranked family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died in Orange, New Jersey on October 29, 1885. McClellan lived a wonderful life, graduating second in his class from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1842. This was very impressive since he made the choice to enter the military service at 15 years old, and still got accepted even though he was several months shy of the age requirement which happened to be 16. As well as this, he was a second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers. George B McClellan achieved a lot throughout his life, he was a very productive man. As General Winfield Scott’s army proceeded through the Mexican war terrain, McClellan constructed bridges and roads to help them. Soon after this war, he went back to West Point to become an instructor. He was also a skilled french speaker, so he helped with translations often. Following this, McClellan joined the military, but resigned to work for the Illinois Central Railroad.
In the early 1800’s, a Scottish man that went by the name of Hugh Macdonald, who was a very unsuccessful merchant that didn't fulfill his goals. He found love with Helen Shaw, and proceeded to have children. His wife birthed two girls, each named Margaret and Louisa respectively. When he and his wife tried for a third child, on the eleventh day of January in 1815, Helen gave birth to a boy, in Glasgow, Scotland, that took the name of John. After Hugh was left in deep debt, him and his family immigrated to Kingston, Ontario, which used to be known as Kingston, Upper Canada during the time. Ontario was not a province yet. There were a number of the Macdonald's relatives who lived in Ontario, so they decided
Adam Walsh At six years old, Adam Walsh was abducted by Ottis Toole, who violently abused him, and ultimately killed Adam. The Adam Walsh case had a huge impact on the world. Born to John and Reve Walsh, Adam came into the world on November 14, 1974 in Hollywood Florida. Adam Walsh died in Florida in his hometown, Hollywood on July 27, 1981 (Standiford, n.d., Page 57).
John Flynn which was Australian Presbyterian was born on 25th November 1880 in Moliagul which is central Victoria. His father’s name Thomas, Rosetta and he was the third child for them. John’s mother died during childbirth after that john lived with his mother’s sister in Sydney. When John was five years old, he and his family was reunified with at Snake Gully which is near Ballarat. John graduated from secondary school and began as a school teacher in 1898. John joined the Ministry in 1903, he was studying theology at the University of Ormond in Melbourne. In 1907 in order to complete his study he worked in the church missionary all over Victoria as a missionary, John studied theology for four years at Melbourne’s University. Then he graduated
George Brinton McClellan was born in Philadelphia, the son of a prominent surgeon, Dr. George McClellan, the founder of Jefferson Medical College.[3] His father's family was of Ulster Scots heritage.[4] His mother was Elizabeth Sophia Steinmetz Brinton McClellan (1800–1889), daughter of a leading Pennsylvania family, a woman noted for her "considerable grace and refinement".[5] The couple had five children: a daughter, Frederica; then three sons, John, George, and Arthur; and finally a second daughter, Mary. McClellan was the great-grandson of Revolutionary War general Samuel McClellan, of Woodstock, Connecticut. He attended the University of Pennsylvania in 1840 at age 13, resigning himself to the study of law. After two years, he changed
Patrick Lee Riley, Jr, was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He grew up loving the game of baseball . He played on the varsity baseball team at Hickman Mills High School and after his graduation in 2007 he received a athletic scholarship from Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska were he received his bachelors of Psychology . Patrick's goals at that time was to pursue his childhood goal of playing in the NBA. He had an opportunity to go over seas to play professional basketball but the Lord had taken control of his heart and his love for Christ and to do his will superseded is desire to chase his childhood dream of playing professional basketball. So Patrick yielded his life to Christ completely and he is currently taking courses
John Simpson Kirkpatrick ‘the man with the donkey’ has had an incredible involvement with Australia in the World War One. His life leading up and during the war made contemporary Australia commemorate Simpson because of his sacrifice and the significance of his involvement during the war and his true Australian spirit.
Broughton's elaborate works he published, based on Anglican scholarship, caught the attention of the Duke of Wellington. Broughton’s connection with God and christianity made him a considerable candidate for the position of Chaplaincy of New South Wales, thus he was granted the position and became archdeaconry of New South Wales in 1829. During an Interview with the duke he stated that Australia “must have a church” (Bailey, 1891) Due to Broughton's request being approved within only a week, he created the first Church of England in Sydney and had nominated himself Bishop of this Church. This move within Australia extremely impacted the issue of sectarianism, Mainly caused by large amounts of conflict between The Church of England and the Catholics, whom were the Irish. Ongoing experiences of oppression and bitterness that the Catholics experienced. Along with the Catholic church, Broughton saw to his duty to resist the growth of the Roman Catholic church in Australia, worried it would affect the historical continuity of the National church and affected the succession of it’s bishops. He was soon being accused of converting Catholics to Protestantism, whilst in a roman Catholic Church. The issue of Sectarianism between the Catholics and Church of England in Australia was becoming
Charles Carroll of Carrollton challenged Catholic standings, much like John F. Kennedy (“Charles Carroll of Carrollton – The Signer”).
Marcus Daly was in many ways a mystery. He was not prone to sharing details about his personal life or one who took others into his confidence (Daly Mansion History: Mr. Marcus Daly). The majority of the information regarding Daly is a repetition of the same success story of the Irish immigrant who made his fortune in the United States. While this paper will touch on some of his more well-known deeds, it also delves into some of the lesser-known facts regarding him. As the Missoulian printed when he passed away, “As a man Marcus Daly stood in a class all by himself. Perhaps no man who ever lived was like him.”