Archbishop John Carroll
...urch and rights” that no one would have authority over them.[11] When the trustees would not back down, Bishop Carroll wrote a pastoral letter on February 22, 1797, calling for them to reconcile. In the letter, Carroll stated that they and Goetz had usurped “the chair of truth” and converted
Herman Joseph Heuser papers, 1811-1933 (MC 1)
..., and Leopold Stokowski. Some of the topics covered include Catholicity in Russia, church architecture, Catholic American Indians, and the religious aspects of the issue of vasectomy. A significant amount of materials in the collection relate to Canon Patrick Augustine Sheehan of Doneraile, Ireland, specifically Sheehan’s book, My New Curate;
Augustine G. Kappes papers, 1899-1909 (MC 59)
...s in the Diocese of Harrisburg (Pa.) from 1902 until his death in March 1930. Kappes’ German background and knowledge of the language likely played a large factor in his assignment to churches with mostly German parishioners. One such parish was St. Gertrude’s in Lebanon. During his tenure as rector,