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Blessed Jacques-Désiré Laval and the Island of Mauritius
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Blessed Jacques-Désiré Laval and the Island of Mauritius

Laval’s originality lies in his reliance upon the catechists and treasurers he trained, which was the original reason for the pastoral success on Mauritius. Laval’s influence is evidenced by the 40,000 people who were drawn to his funeral in 1864. Through him and those who came to help him, the emancipated enslaved people discovered how much they were loved, and they responded to that love beyond all hope. 

Jean-Michel Gelmetti
Jean-Michel Gelmetti
May 07, 2025
8 min
Black Catholicism in The Reconstruction Era South:  Economic Deficiencies and Social Variance Throughout Cardinal Herbert Vaughan’s 1872 Travel Journal
Newman's Autographic Remains
Cotesbach 1824: Seeds of the Oxford Movement
Cotesbach 1824: Seeds of the Oxford Movement

On the last Sunday of June in 1824, the sermon preached by Rev. Robert Marriott (1774–1841) in the tiny medieval Church of St. Mary’s, Cotesbach was on Genesis 2:3, on the sanctity of the Sabbath. Unless he had a curate working for him he would then have hopped in his carriage to preach in the nearby parishes of Shawell and Gilmorton, where he also had the living, and pastoral responsibilities. The sermon preached at these two parishes was also about creativity, but from a different angle.

Psycholinguistics and Paleography: Analyzing Letters from Ullathorne to Newman
Psycholinguistics and Paleography: Analyzing Letters from Ullathorne to Newman

There are currently 252 digital items in the NINS Digital Collections that are labelled as the Ullathorne to Newman letters. These letters offer insight into the relationship between Newman and Ullathorne, church politics, and their personal affairs. They also serve as an accessible introduction to paleography and writings of the 1800s. If you are interested in paleography, I recommend you study these letters or consult similar works in the NINS Digital Collections.

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