tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post5522644945957642955..comments2024-03-09T15:04:13.697-08:00Comments on GeneaBlogie: Black Catholics In America: Who Was The First African-American Priest?Craig Mansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567686559055003349noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-59664948534834562692008-02-13T08:45:00.000-08:002008-02-13T08:45:00.000-08:00Perpetrating Terry Thornton's AAABBA poetry meme:h...Perpetrating Terry Thornton's AAABBA poetry meme:<BR/><BR/>http://hillcountryofmonroecountry.blogspot.com/2008/02/blogbloggerbloggingpoetpoems.html<BR/><BR/>Craig Manson, the Geneablogie<BR/>Though he lives where the gold rivers ran free,<BR/>Now prospects for lore in ancestry.<BR/>With his posts he reveals,<BR/>Old wounds that he heals,<BR/>A service to kin and to country!GreenmanTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03469571893477173508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-14324836307198814122008-02-13T07:05:00.000-08:002008-02-13T07:05:00.000-08:00Donna--The entire Healy family was quite accomplis...Donna--<BR/>The entire Healy family was quite accomplished. James' brother Patrick was a Jesuit priest who served as President of Georgetown University. Their brother Michael was a high-ranking officer in the Coast Guard.<BR/><BR/>Lori--<BR/>Thanks! That's great!!Craig Mansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567686559055003349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-89410765536960706182008-02-12T18:16:00.000-08:002008-02-12T18:16:00.000-08:00He writes of African slavesAnd of his ancestors' g...He writes of African slaves<BR/>And of his ancestors' graves<BR/>But when he speaks legalese<BR/>And could charge us his fees<BR/>We hope that our bill he waives.Lori Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818111640670098850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-47496191422705738972008-02-12T17:24:00.000-08:002008-02-12T17:24:00.000-08:00Craig,There's a book that I've been meaning to che...Craig,<BR/>There's a book that I've been meaning to check out called "From Slave to Priest" about Fr. Tolton. Have you read it? But, now that you've told me about Bishop Healy, he sounds interesting too. Thanks for sharing both of their stories with us!<BR/>DonnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com