Yesterday’s newspaper carried an obituary of Daniel O’Keefe. I hadn’t seen or thought about Danny O’Keefe since we’d graduated from eighth grade at St. Phillip Neri more than fifty years ago. The paper said O’Keefe had suffered a heart attack while working at one of the four charities he was active in. It said he was a retired partner from a downtown law firm, where he had spent many hours doing pro-bono work for children’s organizations. The obituary listed numerous efforts O’Keefe spearheaded,
In the days since the death of Senator Edward Kennedy, Our Mother of Perpetual Help has been receiving increased attention in the media. Here is some information about Our Mother of Perpetual Help, the Redemptorist order that has a special devotion for her, and the church in Boston that is named for her.
Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Our Mother of Perpetual Help is a title for Mary, the Mother of Jesus. From the special place of honor she occupies in heaven, Mary intercedes for us with Christ. In other words, she asks Jesus to answer our prayers.
This is a story that has been told before, but in the view of Redemptorists and their friends it bears repeating, if only for the fact that it is a very happy story. I am talking about both a place and a project called Liguori Publications, which this month celebrates sixty years of existence and action.
Fr. Mathew Kessler, C.Ss.R., President/Publisher of Liguori Publications, and the staff are saddened by the news that Jim McGinnis, PhD, friend of Liguori Publications and author of Praying for Peace Around the Globe, passed away suddenly from a heart attack on Thursday, August 13, 2009. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jim’s wife, his three children, his extended family, and his many friends and admirers.
Dr. McGinnis, co-founder of the Institute for Peace and Justice with his wife Kathy, was a passionate educator and activist. In June of 2009, Jim and Kathy were named as two of the 100 Most Inspiring St. Louisans by the NAACP at the St. Louis City NAACP Centennial Celebration and Annual Freedom Fund Dinner. Jim’s generosity extends even after his death, as he has donated his body to the Saint LouisUniversityMedicalCenter.
I think it's safe to say that few, if any, successful publishing companies do business today the way they did sixty or even ten years ago, and Liguori Publications is no exception. I've been sharing some of the latest behind-the-scenes changes at Liguori Publications in my "From the Publisher" columns. These changes and others will help take us through the next sixty years.
Yesterday’s newspaper carried an obituary of Daniel O’Keefe. I hadn’t seen or thought about Danny O’Keefe since we’d graduated from eighth grade at St. Phillip Neri more than fifty years ago. The paper said O’Keefe had suffered a heart attack while working at one of the four charities he was active in. It said he was a retired partner from a downtown law firm, where he had spent many hours doing pro-bono work for children’s organizations. The obituary listed numerous efforts O’Keefe spearheaded,
Our Mother of Perpetual Help is a title for Mary, the Mother of Jesus. From the special place of honor she occupies in heaven, Mary intercedes for us with Christ. In other words, she asks Jesus to answer our prayers.
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