Black Catholics in Philadelphia and The Journal
...the founding of the new parish, devoted its coverage to local and national news relating to black Catholics as well as news about black issues in the United States. It also covered news concerning St. Peter Claver. The top of the newspaper's title page read “The Catholic Church is the
Herman Joseph Heuser Papers
...28, 1908, back Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977) was a conductor known for his free hand style. This letter thanks Heuser for his letter about Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and his hopes that performing the piece annually will inspire the public to love it as much as they do. Leopold Stokowski to
Anti-Catholicism in Jacksonian Philadelphia
...of St. John the Evangelist Church, who later gained notoriety as bishop of New York. Bishop John Hughes, circa 1861 As a way to present his side of the argument, Hughes started The Catholic Herald, the first long lived diocesan paper in Philadelphia. The newspaper would become the mouthpiece for
Mary Brackett Willcox and Catholicism in the Suburbs
...hrc-phila.org/items/show/8649 After her conversion, she fully embraced her new faith. Every summer, Mary and James invited Kenrick, other priests, and seminarians to spend time at their home.[7] Over time she would develop special relationships with the seminarians to the point that in letters they began referring to her as “Ma”