Statue of Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty in New Brunswick, NJ

Mother

The Most Important Person

on earth is a mother. She

cannot claim the honor of

having built Notre Dame

Cathedral. She need not. She

has built something more

magnificent than any

cathedral – a dwelling for an

immortal soul, the tiny

perfection of her baby’s

body… The angels have not

been blessed with such a

grace. They cannot share in

God’s creative miracle to bring

new saints to Heaven. Only a

human mother can. Mothers

are closer to God the Creator

than any other creature; God

joins forces with mothers in

performing this act of

creation… What on God’s

good earth is more glorious

than this: to be a mother?

Arlington Cemetery

She was born in Bridgeport, CT of Hungarian parents, and grew up in nearby Fairfield, the old colonial town of which she wrote in her novel “Widow Julia”.  She started writing at an early age, and also authored two volumes of poems.  Her first husband died in World War II.  She later met and married Dr. László Csóványos, an otolaryngologist who practiced in East Norwalk.  Margaret passed away in May of 2007, her husband in the fall of 2008.  For Memorial Day, we present this poem from her “A Varied Bouquet of Poems”, in honor of the men and women who gave their lives for America.

Magyar News on Line would like your help to shed light on the “Burr Road Athletic Club” in Bridgeport, Connecticut.  What can you tell us about the Club?!

Viktor Merényi

On the evening of March 9, 2012, Viktor Merényi, chef of the Hungarian Embassy in Washington, won the Grand Prize of the Embassy Chef Challenge for the chefs of diplomatic representations in the American capital.

....an invitation to a Festive Spring Ball in Wallingford.

The Viennese Gate, entrance to the Castle District

Like picture postcards, some old pop songs focus on a landmark or area of Budapest. Being love songs, for the most part, they are obviously not meant to be tourist guides, and so do not cover every sight. But through them we can still learn much about the areas they pinpoint. This one highlights the number one tourist attraction of Budapest: Castle Hill, or the Várnegyed.

During th the 1980’s Claudia and Joseph Balogh wrote, edited and presented an informative radio series in the Bridgeport, Connecticut area as part of the weekly program featuring Rózsika and László, very well known and respected Hungarian musicians. The Hungarian Mosaic focused on a variety of topics of interest to Hungarian Americans and we are pleased to present another of these topics.

Numerous folk customs – some secular, some religious – are tied to the month of May. Here are a few of them, especially as they are practiced in the town of Lébény.

Memorial to the Székely himnusz in Szeged

Author of the original Székely himnusz (Transylvanian Anthem), Csanády György died 60 years ago, on May 3^rd, 1952. Mihalik Kálmán passed away a year after he set the Anthem to music, in September of 1922, so that this year we also recall the 90^th anniversary of his death.

Havas Judit

Meghívó egy irodalmi előadásra

"Vannak Vidékek"

Nyári Magyar Iskola

2012. június 30. - július 14.

Sík Sándor Cserkészpark: Fillmore, NY

There are many ways we meet other Hungarians – or spouses of Hungarians – in this wide world. Sometimes our needlework gives us away!