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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Monsignor
Among ecclesiastics the title Monsignore implies simply a distinction bestowed by the highest ecclesiastical authority, either in conjunction with an office or merely titular.
Monsignor, who are familiares summi pontificis, those who, by virtue of some distinction bestowed upon them, belong as it were to the family and the retinue of the Holy Father.
Monsignor in common with the other prelates of high rank, and in France it is still customary to address a cardinal as
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  Monsignor   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Monsignor is the name of an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priest s by the Roman Catholic Church.
Though there were more degrees in former times, there are now three ranks of monsignor (note that a priest being named a bishop may have held any, all, or none of them as they are not required steps of promotion).
Monsignor Clair School A catholic elementary school for students in kindergarten through grade 8.
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 Monsignor
Among ecclesiastics the title Monsignore implies simply a distinction bestowed by the highest ecclesiastical authority, either in conjunction with an office or merely titular.
The highest general and the youngest lieutenant are equally officers, and the most venerable patriarch bears the title Monsignor as well as the simplest honorary chaplain.
Those only bear the title of Monsignor, who are familiares summi pontificis, those who, by virtue of some distinction bestowed upon them, belong as it were to the family and the retinue of the Holy Father.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/m/monsignor.html   (1032 words)

  
 The Monsignor [Juras] and his Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: )
One man — Monsignor Francis M. Juras — who died in 1980 at the age of 89 — is responsible for the institution of this museum and for dedicating himself to the preservation of the Lithuanian ethnic heritage.
Monsignor Juras was born and raised in a religious family.
Monsignor Juras was not only a supporter of organizations, but he himself was an active participant in their diverse activitites.
www.lituanus.org /1982_4/82_4_05.htm   (1587 words)

  
 Obituary: Monsignor 'Practiced What He Preached' - Science - RedOrbit
Monsignor Nolan arrived in Sacramento from his native Ireland in 1950.
Monsignor Nolan was a judge on the diocesan marriage tribunal, which decides annulment requests, and sat on the Council of Priests, the permanent diaconate board and the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission.
Monsignor Nolan was born in 1924 in County Galway, Ireland.
www.redorbit.com /news/science/761799/obituary_monsignor_practiced_what_he_preached/index.html?source=r_science   (600 words)

  
 Definition of monsignor - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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 Monsignor Ben Kasteel
Monsignor Ben was born in the Netherlands, the country of the tulips, windmills and wooden shoes.
Monsignor Ben built a new wing on the school and renovated the two churches.
On January 16, 2004, Monsignor Ben was bestowed the Prelate of Honor of His Holiness John Paul II.
www.ctkcathedral.org /msgrben.htm   (941 words)

  
 Eko's Monsignor - Lostpedia
Eko's Monsignor, whose name is unknown, is a high ranking Clergy within an Australian Catholic Church and is responsible for Mr.
The Monsignor is under the impression that Eko's name is really "Father Tunde", and that he is legitimately serving as a priest.
The Monsignor recruits Eko to investigate the Charlotte Malkin resurrection.
lostpedia.com /wiki/Monsignor   (178 words)

  
 OBITUARY Reverend Monsignor Joseph F. Lawlor
Monsignor Joseph F. Lawlor who served as a priest of the Dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Centre for 69 years died January 1, 2005 at St. Joseph’s Guest House in Huntington.
Monsignor John F. Bennett, the current Pastor of St. Christopher’s Church and Dean of the Rockville Centre Deanery, will be the principal celebrant at the Vigil Mass for Monsignor Lawlor at 7:30 p.m.
Monsignor Lawlor is survived by his nieces, Sister of St. Joseph Loretta Scully and Ann Marie Kelly, and nephews Thomas, Gerard and Joseph Lawlor.
www.drvc.org /pubinfo/05_Releases/obit_lawlor.html   (800 words)

  
 Larchmont Gazette.com:Interview with Monsignor Dennis Sullivan
For example, Monsignor said that he would suggest a daily amount of two dollars per day during Lent to donate to the Cardinal’s Appeal, which is used for all the charitable operations of the Archdiocese.
Monsignor also said that he was delighted by the generosity of the Sts.
Monsignor stated that the people of the parish and the Larchmont community were so welcoming that he felt comfortable here almost immediately.
www.larchmontgazette.com /2004/articles/20040722monsignor.html   (1140 words)

  
 Monsignor Maurice Browne
Monsignor was a native of Grangemockler, Co. Tipperary and was the fourth child and third son of School Teacher Maurice Browne and Kate Fitzgerald.
As Monsignor Browne's immediate predecessors had been in poor health the Ballymore Church was in a run down condition and needed many repairs and improvements.
Monsignor, with the aid of Peter Lawlor of Truce Road who the Monsignor credited with the success of the non-stop, gathered together a dedicated group of promoters who visited all the houses in the Parish and collected the subscription of a shilling (5 New Pence).
homepage.eircom.net /~mattpurcell/monsbrowne.htm   (1908 words)

  
 The Times-Tribune - Monsignor journeys toward truth   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Still, the monsignor says, churches across the world are in a state of crisis.
Monsignor Hrynuck was born in Philadelphia, but by the time he was 6 years old he had returned to the land of his parents’ birth, Ukraine.
Monsignor Hrynuck knows he is nearing the end of his own climb and, somewhere along the line, a deep sense of peace settled in his soul.
www.thetimes-tribune.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=16559187&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6   (849 words)

  
 Accused Monsignor Placa has Whitinsville Diocese Ties
Monsignors Riordan and Placa have longstanding ties to each other and to the House of Affirmation.
According to the report, Monsignor Placa used that strategy even in cases where he knew charges of priest rape were credible.
Alleged abuse victims who dealt with Monsignor Placa often were unaware that he was a lawyer representing the bishop and was gathering evidence to defend the diocese.
www.snapnetwork.org /news/massachusetts/worcester/WORC_Placa_ties.htm   (1202 words)

  
 Tampabay: Monsignor Ndeukoya, diocese official, dies
TAMPA - Monsignor Augustine Simon Ndeukoya, director of the Office of Black Catholics for the Diocese of St. Petersburg and a teacher at the University of South Florida, died Monday (Dec. 29, 2003) in Tampa.
Monsignor Ndeukoya became ill during the midnight Mass on Christmas at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Temple Terrace.
Monsignor Ndeukoya, parochial vicar of the church, was born in Moshi, Tanzania, on Aug. 12, 1933.
www.sptimes.com /2004/01/02/Tampabay/Monsignor_Ndeukoya__d.shtml   (235 words)

  
 The Monsignor - John Henry Murphy - Homiletic & Pastoral Review - August/September 1999
Monsignor Daniel J. Bourke was stricken September 3, 1998, while vesting for early morning Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church in Savannah, Georgia.
Monsignor liked to recall that his seminary’s president rejected his first offer to serve in the Diocese of Spokane, Washington, telling the then young priest he was too frail for the cold climate of the northwestern United States.
Monsignor, known throughout his life for health that matched his hearty stride, always added to the story with a smile that the five other missionary priests who came to the United States with him had died years before.
www.catholic.net /RCC/Periodicals/Homiletic/Aug-Sept99/Monsignor.html   (1191 words)

  
 Emanuel (Il05) - Speeches and Statements - Emanuel Recognizes Monsignor Velo on House Floor   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Speaker, it is my great pleasure to recognize and welcome Monsignor Velo, one of Chicago’s most distinguished religious leaders, as today’s guest Chaplain.
“Born on Chicago’s Southside, the Monsignor was ordained in 1973.
“Monsignor Velo and Cardinal Bernardin were close friends and it was Velo who cared for Bernardin’s mother after the Cardinal passed away.
www.house.gov /apps/list/speech/il05_emanuel/monsignor_velo.html   (219 words)

  
 Monsignor Slade Catholic School - Home School Association   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Monsignor Slade Home-School Association is the parents' organization for our school and all parents are encouraged to be active members.
With the rising cost of Catholic school education, a continued concentrated effort is needed to provide assistance to the families seeking to provide their children with such an education.
Monsignor Slade Catholic School would prefer that families donate hours, rather than dollars, to the Service Hours Program, because of the invaluable contribution your talent makes to our school program.
www.arthurslade.org /pages/about/home_school.html   (401 words)

  
 Remarks by U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Funeral Service for Monsignor George G. Higgins Chicago, Ill.
What stands out about Monsignor Higgins’ life is how effective he was in advancing the causes he believed in:the freedom of workers to organize, civil rights for minorities, the working conditions of farm workers, and reconciliation between Catholics and Jews.
But like the priest that he also was, Monsignor Higgins made the effort to reach out.He castigated, but he also cajoled.He used strong language to persuade others, not to belittle them.And he always appealed to our shared values – instead of inflaming divisions.
In part, Monsignor Higgins’ world view was shaped by a perspective much longer than the next paycheck, or the next election, or even the length of his life.
www.dol.gov /_sec/media/speeches/20020507_Higgins.htm   (545 words)

  
 William F. Buckley Jr. on Monsignor Clark on National Review Online   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Namely, the monsignor is 79 years old, has had prostate cancer, and is presumably past the age of frolic.
Those associated with the monsignor and aware of the commands of his calling can't act as if indifferent to accusations of infidelity.
It is an affront to the principles the monsignor preaches, to proceed as though social indifference to them was the higher good.
www.nationalreview.com /buckley/wfb200509161512.asp   (802 words)

  
 Profile of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Monsignor O’Flaherty was also a skilled diplomat and served with distinction in such far-flung posts as Egypt, Haiti, San Domingo and Czechoslovakia, until he was recalled to Rome and appointed to the Holy Office.
Monsignor O’Flaherty was awarded the highest honours six countries could bestow on him, including the CBE and the US Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm.
In 1963, the BBC decided to devote a This is Your Life programme to the Monsignor, but, because of his poor health, it was decided to feature instead Colonel Sam Derry, who was in charge of the British forces in Rome during the Nazi regime.
www.terracetalkireland.com /profiles/hugh.htm   (994 words)

  
 Monsignor Hawes' Heritage Project
The heritage of Monsignor John Cyril Hawes is one of the lost treasures of our region and indeed of the world.
The Monsignor Hawes Heritage Project was initiated by Diocese of Geraldton, the custodian of much of Monsignor Hawes’ heritage.
Despite several books and a television documentary about Monsignor Hawes, his “poems in stone”, that is his heritage and buildings, have not received the recognition they deserve in our local communities as well as nationally and internationally.
www.geraldtondiocese.org.au /mpph.htm   (527 words)

  
 Day in the Life: Monsignor Donovan High School   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A Day in the Life of Monsignor Donovan High School, the home of the Griffins, is a look at this Catholic high school nestled along Main Street in Toms River.
Monsignor Donovan has 21 alumni teachers, some of whom are still in their 20s.
With two national championships in the last two years, and one of the 'strongest teams yet,' according to Coach Mark Deppen, the power-lifting team is becoming a 'monster' of a contender for a third straight national title.
orig.app.com /day/mondonhs   (772 words)

  
 Monsignor Hilary Franco Biography
During his time at St. Augustine, Monsignor has enhanced the beauty of the existing church, which overlooks the Hudson River; he was instrumental in creating the truly breathtaking outdoor Stations of the Cross (the largest of its kind in the world).
In the first half of the year two important events took place: St. Augustine parish was blessed with the reappointment of Monsignor Franco to another 6 year term as the Pastor of our church, and the Monsignor celebrated his 45th Anniversary as a priest.
Monsignor Franco is also a judge in the Court of Appeals in the Metropolitan Tribunal for the entire State of New York.
www.eaglepark.org /Franco/monsignor_hilary_franco_bio.htm   (695 words)

  
 ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre | The Archive | Monsignor Renard
Their religious leader, Monsignor Renard, is working to keep relations between townspeople and German conquerors as smooth as possible.
Monsignor Renard was born in this town, but has just returned after years in other church positions.
The soldier that Monsignor Renard is hiding from the Germans hopes to escape across it into Vichy France -- without the necessary pass -- where he thinks he'll be safe.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/masterpiece/archive/235/574e.html   (414 words)

  
 The Curious Utterances of the Vatican's Monsignor Corrado Balducci - UFO Evidence
As regards acceptance of the general idea of life elsewhere in the Cosmos, the Monsignor pointed out that the saintly Italian priest Padre Pio, who was famous for his *stigmata* and for his miraculous healing of the sick, and who died only a few years ago, had always taken the existence of extraterrestrials for granted.
The good Monsignor cannot possibly be unaware of these aspects of the matter.
*Monsignor Balducci has totally failed to face up to the cardinal and central problem - namely the fact that we have such abundant evidence that so much of the UFO activity is evil and malignant by any standards that we can conceive of.
www.ufoevidence.org /documents/doc1804.htm   (1420 words)

  
 Northpinellas: Monsignor leaves life of service
Monsignor Aiden Foynes of St. Cecelia Catholic Church retires after Sunday's Mass.
Worried, Monsignor Aiden Foynes walked up to the man. He bent over him and softly asked him if he could take him to a cold-weather shelter at the church's Colreavy Hall.
The monsignor quietly arranged for clinic funding and got his physician friends to donate samples of medicine.
www.sptimes.com /2005/06/04/Northpinellas/Monsignor_leaves_life.shtml   (804 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Vatican monsignor arrested in Ohio   (Site not responding. Last check: )
CLEVELAND (AP) — A monsignor who has served on a board that provides legal counsel to Pope John Paul II has been charged in an international insurance scam involving disgraced former financier Martin Frankel.
Monsignor Emilio Colagiovanni was arrested Thursday and charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to launder money, the U.S. Attorney's office for Connecticut said.
The monsignor, who lives in Rome, was arrested in the Cleveland suburb of Seven Hills while visiting his sister.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/2001/08/31/monsignor.htm   (417 words)

  
 Monsignor Jack Egan dies
Monsignor Egan died Saturday (May 19) in the rectory of Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago of complications from cardiovascular disease.
After leaving Notre Dame Monsignor Egan returned to Chicago to become the director of Human Relations and Ecumenism for the archdiocese, and in 1987 he became an assistant to the president of Chicago's DePaul University.
Monsignor Egan was the first winner of the Notre Dame's Reinhold Niebuhr Award, which honors a student, faculty member or administrator who has been active in the area of social justice.
www.nd.edu /cgi-bin/news.cgi?preview=NO&article=200105221419   (387 words)

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