Bishop Francis Kenrick and His Journals
...his learning with others would refer to this particular endeavor as of the greatest “importance for the future of the Church” (qtd. in Nolan 187). The seminary continued to grow throughout Bishop Kenrick’s time in Philadelphia, especially after the Vincentians assumed control of its operations. A letter from 1832 to
Papal Infallibility
...Gladstone is that Catholics will give loyalty first to Rome and second to Great Britain. This idea that a Catholic cannot be loyal citizens was also displayed is a contemporary cartoon by Thomas Nast, which showed American Catholics literally tied to the Pope at the hip. One of the papers
Cardinal Dougherty Jubilee
...ugh Lamb, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia stated that the Mass would be a great “demonstration of Catholic faith, Catholic loyalty, and Catholic solidarity.” Planning for the Jubilee began in January of 1940, with Municipal Stadium quickly being selected to host the Mass. Philadelphia architectural firm Henry Dagit and Sons built
Starting from Scratch: The Story of Msgr. Hawks and St. Joan of Arc Parish
...arest ambition of almost every priest, to be a good pastor is to reach the greatest glory of the priesthood” The first issue for Hawks was the name of his new parish: “The parish was yet unmade. For me there was only one desirable name – a named beloved of