“An Appeal to Truth”

...I’ve been cataloging the pamphlet collection. One of the first pamphlets I dealt with immediately caught my attention. Entitled “An Appeal to Truth”, it was written in 1915 by Cardinal Mercier, who was then serving as the Archbishop of Malines (Mechelen) in Belgium. Directed towards the archbishops of Germany, Bavaria,

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Ann Mattingly’s Miracle Cure

...rough than the original pamphlet and in extreme detail shows how up to the minute of her recovery how dire and grave Ann Mattingly’s condition was. The pamphlet conveys John England’s belief that a miracle undoubtedly occurred. He writes: “I submit, then, that the following statement is fully upheld in

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A Philadelphia Artist

...her than family correspondence, a decent amount of letters and other items deal with Martin's career as an artist. Martin’s works primarily included landscape, portrait, and maritime paintings, specifically paintings of U.S. Naval ships. He also painted works with religious themes. A parishioner and friend of St. Philip Neri's first

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Martin I. J. Griffin papers, 1842-1950 (MC 8)

...ewspapers. Widely known as a church historian, Griffin authored many works dealing with Catholic history and was a frequent contributor to and editor of several magazines and periodicals, including The Irish Catholic Benevolent Union Journal, American Catholic Historical Researches and Griffin’s Journal. He edited a Sunday School journal from 1867

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