Saint John Neumann and the Forty Hours Devotion
...long after, other dioceses adopted it and in 1866, the Plenary Council of Baltimore approved the Forty Hours Devotion for all dioceses in the United States. To this day, parishes across the United States still practice the devotion. Forty Hours Devotion at Saint Philip Neri church, 5/28/1963, with Bishop Francis
The Day the Bronx Bomber Played in Kensington
...his early life in St. Mary’s Industrial School, a Catholic institution in Baltimore. Ruth would play. Rev. William J. Casey The game was set for Tuesday, September 4. The opponent would be the squad sponsored by Lit Brothers department store. But Father Casey had another problem. The Yankees had a