Liturgical Music and Peter LaManna

...as Director of Music and choirmaster for the occasion. He was also named Chair of the Fine Arts Department at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in 1970. During his tenure, LaManna faced the challenges of the changing of the church music following the Novus Ordo. As part of the Archdiocesan Commission

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The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience

...lefield i saw it would make me sick it was worse than Fair Oak [Battle of Fair Oaks, also known as the Battle of Seven Pines, which took place in Virginia on May 31 and June 1, 1862]. it was four miles long and the dead lie all along in

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10th Synod

...hing of the faith. The other themes were marriage and the family, roles of service, spirituality and the call to holiness, moral and social issues, and the liturgy.[11] Six sessions were held form September to November of 2002.[12] Members would listen and discuss the various proposals and vote on resolutions.

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Starting from Scratch: The Story of Msgr. Hawks and St. Joan of Arc Parish

...s said on November 23. “the crowd filled the backyard, the passages, the stairs, and even the living rooms above. So large was the assembly on the sidewalk that many passersby thought that a tragedy had taken place. In order to preserve a moral unity in the congregation, the electric

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