Interesting film history finds in the Parish Calendar collection
...the cross before she went on stage. The article tells us that Flynn was a close friend of Rt. Rev. Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen, better known as Archbishop Sheen. Yes, this is the same Sheen who became famous as one of the first televangelists. His television show Life is Worth
Marian Year of 1954
...ohn Paul II would call for a Marian Year beginning June 7, 1987 (Pentecost Sunday) and ending August 15, 1988 (Feast of the Assumption). During a reflection at the Shrine of our Lady of Divine Love in Rome, the Holy Father commented that "The Marian Year should especially stimulate us
Centennial Exposition
...ional Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine closed on November 10, 1876, over 10 million visitors had been through the exhibit grounds. The event proved to be a huge success for the city as well as for the Catholics in the archdiocese. [1] “The Great
Martin I. J. Griffin papers, 1842-1950 (MC 8)
...American Catholic Historical Researches and Griffin’s Journal. He edited a Sunday School journal from 1867 to 1870 before serving as assistant editor to the newly established Catholic Standard and Times, the official Philadelphia diocesan newspaper, from 1870 to 1873. Griffin founded the American Catholic Historical Society in 1884 and served