Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church

...within Chinatown. Robert Halvey, The Catholic Standard and Times, (February 15, 1973), Catholic Historical Research Center Holy Redeemer has continued to grow and thrive, serving as a bedrock in the Chinese community. The church has provided community programming including a free health clinic and English language classes to all members

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“An Appeal to Truth”

...al occasions Germans ignored their cries for justice. He stated: “On August 18th, 1914, the Bishop of Liege wrote to Commandant Bayer, Governor of the town of Liege: - ‘Several villages have been destroyed one after the other; important people, among them some priests, have been shot; others have been

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Parish Mapping Project

...aps. While the 1971 map is complete and ready to be used by researches, the 1921 and 1871 maps are still being built. These maps have proven more difficult to construct because of the lack of clear boundaries. For instance many of the suburban or ethnic parishes do not list

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Mary Brackett Willcox and Catholicism in the Suburbs

...ount of Ivy Mills,” MC 10 F 14. [11] St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Octover 14, 1979, PH171 [12] Letter from Edward Sourin, SJ to Mary Brackett Willcox, March 4, 1843, MC 10 Box 1 Folder 5; Letter from Patrick Moriarty, OSA to Mary Brackett Willcox, June 25, 1842, MC

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