Catholic Genealogy

Our Catholic ancestors left us many collections of records to aid us in our search for family history, not to mention lots of culture and history to go along with them!

My great-grandmother's photograph draped by one of her handcrafted Rosaries

The Catholic Gene is a blog dedicated to preserving and celebrating our Catholic genealogy and heritage. As one of several contributing authors, I have written the following articles thus far:

• Share Your Family's "Doors of Faith" at The Catholic Gene 
• William's Faith and Fortitude: The 200th Anniversary of Mattingly Settlement
• A Catholic History Lesson on America’s Independence Day
• The Catholic Gene celebrates the “Legacy of Religious Freedom”
• Mexico’s Forgotten Pain: The Persecution of Catholics and the Cristero War
• Seeking the Flock of St. Patrick: Researching Catholic Ancestors in Ireland
• 10 Reasons to be Thankful for Our Catholic Family History
• For All the Saints (halfway down you'll find my tribute to poet/martyr St. Robert Southwell, S.J.)
• Hungarian Genealogy: It All Goes Back to the Roman Catholic Church
• Hungary's New Constitution Reestablishes its Foundation on the Catholic Faith of its Forefathers
• String of Prayer: The Rosary in the Lives of Our Ancestors
• Ave Maria in the Languages of Our Ancestors
• The Catholic Family Detective: Finding Clues in Given Names

If you are interested in how the Catholic faith ties into family history, take some time to make a visit to The Catholic Gene. If you have a Catholic genealogy story to share or ideas for articles on the subject, please let me know! We'd love to feature your story or ideas within a future article.