Portrait photograph of Robert M. O'Reilly, circa 1870

A lengthy and active military career

...last in a long line of assignments that came during his almost 50 years of service. O'Reilly certainly did not experience many dull moments during his career as it coincided with several national and international wars and conflicts. O'Reilly's career began in 1862 when he interrupted his medical studies at

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10th Synod

...dard and Times, 09/19/2002 [8] Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, Homily for the Opening Mass for the Tenth Synod of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul September 15, 2002, 2004.063 [9] Composition of the Synod, 2004.063 [10] Have We Heard Your Voice, 2004.063 [11] Tenth Synod CD,

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Parish Mapping Project

...he parishes in 1891 instead of 1871). We worked with the Office for Parish Service and Support to first obtain the data on what the parishes boundaries look like now. From there, we began the process of going through the primary sources to see how those boundaries have changed over

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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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