The Neu mann...
I am fortunate enough to be staying at The Abbey this week, while my wife is spending an extra week in North Carolina with her family. I miss her greatly of course, but it's good to be back in the house on Enfield for a spell.
Which brings me to today's celebrated saint. Saint John Neumann (1811-1860), formerly of Bohemia, settled in the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania.
Apparently, Saint John Neumann's "ability to learn languages...led him to learn Spanish, French, Italian, and Dutch so he could hear confessions in at least six languages. When Irish immigration started, he learned Gaelic so well that one Irish woman remarked, 'Isn't it grand that we have an Irish bishop!'." To read more about him, go here. As most consecrated saints, he was humble and a friend to the poor.
I will be trying to throw together some authentic Philly cheesesteaks for dinner tonight, in honor of Saint John.
--cgrave
Which brings me to today's celebrated saint. Saint John Neumann (1811-1860), formerly of Bohemia, settled in the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania.
Apparently, Saint John Neumann's "ability to learn languages...led him to learn Spanish, French, Italian, and Dutch so he could hear confessions in at least six languages. When Irish immigration started, he learned Gaelic so well that one Irish woman remarked, 'Isn't it grand that we have an Irish bishop!'." To read more about him, go here. As most consecrated saints, he was humble and a friend to the poor.
I will be trying to throw together some authentic Philly cheesesteaks for dinner tonight, in honor of Saint John.
--cgrave
