The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience

...ust 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe...

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Monsignor Francis X. Meehan

...he Board of Directors of Pax Christi, an organization founded in 1945 that promotes peace, respect of human rights, justice and reconciliation throughout the world. The collection housed at the Catholic Historical Research Center contains many of the writings Monsignor Francis Meehan penned for different journals, such as Catholic Mind

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Recap of “To Touch a Saint: Creating a Place for Middle School Students” Grant Program!

...rical photos, related facts, and trivia. Every student and staff/chaperone received a brochure that detailed how to use the Archives, Find My Past, and were all invited to contact the staff for research help and/or return to the CHRC. The Archdiocesan Educational Fund awarded the CHRC with a grant in

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An “Un-American Invention”?: Catholics and the Issue of Prohibition

...lic Standard and Times, 02/08/1919, 8. [6] Newsom, “Some Kind of Religious Freedom,” 812. [7] “Temperance Union Urged to Fight Liquor Question,” Catholic Standard and Times, 10/2/1920, 3. [8] John Quinn, “Father Mathew’s Disciples: American Catholic Support for Temperance, 1840-1920,” Church History vol. 64, no. 4, Dec. 1996, 635. [9]

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