Archive Treasures: A Newspaper From WWII

A HandmaidDiamond Jubilee, Father Gerald Fitzgerald, HISTORY

Father Gerald reunites with his brother after Guadalcanal. We share a snapshot of a page from the archives of an article in The Cambridge Chronicle-Sun from World War II telling the story of Chaplain Captain Gerald Fitzgerald reuniting with his brother Staff Sergeant Edward (Ned) Fitzgerald after three years apart.

Archive Treasures: Father Gerald’s Confession Stole

A HandmaidDiamond Jubilee, Father Gerald Fitzgerald

It seemed fitting that as we readied the Advent wreath’s violet and rose candles, we unpacked a violet treasure tucked away in an archive box: Father Gerald’s confessional stole. Carefully folded up in tissue paper with a simple handwritten note labeling it from the year of his death, “Father Gerald, s.P. Confession stole 1969”.  One wonders how many absolutions, how …

Veterans Day

A HandmaidDiamond Jubilee, Father Gerald Fitzgerald, News

Happy Veterans Day! Father Gerald Fitzgerald was a priest, a religious, and a founder but he was also a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army in World War II as a Chaplain. He attained the rank of Captain, and was stationed both in the U.S. as well as the Pacific theater.  As a priest out to save souls, he …