Small But Significant Places in Family History
Thursday, October 15th, 2009 Posted in Bjelovar, Catholic Church, Family History, Feast Days, Memories, Weddings | 5 Comments »[caption id="attachment_597" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="Sv. Terezija Avilska"][/caption] Today marks the feast of St. Teresa of Avila. About a hour's drive from the Hungarian border in the north-central Croatian town of Bjelovar, lies a church named in her honour (Sv. Terezija Avilska). ...
The Rebirth of Old Traditions
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in Bosnia-Hercegovina, Catholic Church, Events, Feast Days, Traditions, Vinica | 1 Comment »This past Saturday marked the rebirth of an old tradition in the Vinica area of Tomislavgrad. Between the villages of Bilobrci and Ćurkovići lies a cave known as Bilobrkova pećina (Bilobrk's Cave). For the first time since just after World ...
Norval Church at Sunset
Thursday, April 10th, 2008 Posted in Catholic Church, Photos | No Comments »Judging by statistics, it seems like my blog experienced a heavy spike in visitors the day after I posted pictures about this past Sunday's official opening and blessing at the Queen of Peace Roman Catholic church in Norval. I just ...
New Croatian Church in Southern Ontario Opens to Large Crowds
Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Catholic Church, Events, Traditions, Ćurković | No Comments »This past Sunday afternoon the Croatian community celebrated as the new Roman Catholic Church, Queen of Peace, in Norval (Halton Hills) was blessed and officially opened by Bishop Anthony Tonnos of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. There still work to ...
Holy Branches in the Family Tree?
Monday, March 24th, 2008 Posted in Books, Buško Blato, Catholic Church, Family History, Kurtovina, Livno, Ćurković | 1 Comment »Back in the summer of 2005, the Ćurković family and the entire village of Kurtovina celebrated as Drago Ćurković officially entered the priesthood, serving his first full mass at the local parish church in Rašeljke. The Ćurković family had never really ...