Book 9780461919721

The Metropolitan: A Monthly Magazine, Devoted To Religion, Education, Literature, And General Information. This mid?19th?century Catholic periodical blends obituaries, biographies, literary notices, travel writing, fiction, theological dialogue, political history, economic treatises, and book reviews, with a sustained emphasis on the Catholic faith in America and Europe, missionary activity, and the social-political role of religion. Its contents range from memorials to prominent Catholic figures in Baltimore and New York to biographical sketches of missionaries and saints tied to the Americas; travel-missionary vignettes, poetry, and devotional pieces; serialized fiction (notably Kate O’Connor) and translated dialogues from St. Gregory; critical essays on church-state relations, Napoleon’s era, and Irish emigration; reviews of current literature; and editorial correspondence defending Catholic orders and authority. The magazine presents a rich tapestry of 19th?century Catholic revival culture, spanning American urban Catholic life, Irish concerns, and European Catholic history, all framed around faith, education, and public life.”