John J. Bonner papers, 1909-1945 (MC 49)

...ited with establishing the Philadelphia Catholic League and was one of the best-known Catholic educators in the country. Born in Philadelphia on November 2, 1890, John Bonner entered St. Charles Seminary after graduating from Roman Catholic High School. He transferred to the North American College in Rome, and was ordained

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Jane and Marianne Campbell: Catholic Feminists

...ing to its editor, was to “be a high class monthly magazine devoted to the best interests of Women. It is the intention of the editor,” the first issue’s editorial announcement notes,” to keep women informed of the various opportunities that are open to them; of their political status in

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Jubilees and Holy Years

...hree days. Later, the Archdiocesan Eucharistic Candlelight Procession took place on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway; “an archdiocesan response to Pope John Paul II’s dedication of the Jubilee Year to the presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.” Over 40,000 lined the Parkway from the Cathedral to the steps of the

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Archbishop John Carroll

...of the priest and of the faithful inhabit, appeared the most conveniently place for the intercourse with other States, and because from this province Catholic religion and faith had been propagated into the others.”[8] Pastoral letters of Archbishop Carroll, to the congregation of Trinity Church, in Philadelphia, 1797. https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8126 One

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