It has been 150 years since the first cannons sang through the air to begin the long song that would be the American Civil War. The War would last four more years, four excruciatingly long years that would claim the lives of more than 600,000 Americans of the North and South. As in every [...]
Here in our Nation’s Capital, summer is upon us. In DC it really is true, if you don’t like the weather wait an hour. I sit down now to what could be my last digest article, at least for a while as I will be leaving office in the Fall. So much has occurred since [...]
Here in our great Nation’s Capital, it is spring and all of our ever dependable pastimes are in full swing. Once again the Cherry blossoms are blooming, the Caps are in the playoffs and the Nats are still the losing but lovable underdogs. I don’t even care to mention the NFL at this time, because [...]
As I look back on the past few months since Christmas, so many great things have happened in our gracious and humble order. To start in late January, we Hibernians in our Nation’s capital were pleased to host, once again, all of our national brothers, sisters, friends and guests for our annual Pro-Life prayer breakfast. [...]
Rose State Veteran’s Club Student Awarded Commodore John Barry Prize A Veteran’s Club member at Rose State College with the highest fall GPA will win a $200 scholarship from a prize named for a Navy hero. The prize, officially named the Commodore John Barry Navy “E” for Excellence Award, will be officially presented by Dr. [...]
I write this hoping everyone had a safe and enjoyable summer. The National Convention in Cincinnati was a great time. I only wish that more Brothers could have attended from the DC State Board. The turnout overall was good, but I’m sure many more would have liked to have been there. The Convention was well [...]
The DC State Board had the pleasure of presenting a check for $2,000 to Archbishop Broglio, who is the Bishop of the U.S Military Archdiocese. Bishop Broglio was very grateful to the AOH for the contribution and said “It would be put to great use for fostering vocations and supporting our Catholic chaplains who are [...]
The Washington, DC Hibernians have had a wonderful start to the New Year! On January 22nd, we hosted the March for Life Breakfast at the Irish Channel Restaurant in the revitalized Gallery Place section of our Nation’s Capital. After a delightful hearty feast, we were inspired and energized for the March by our highly capable [...]
