TV and Radio

...ompson, and Robert Miller, 4/27/1969 Halvey_U844 The Catholic Church has a long history of using television and radio to communicate to the faithful. One of the first successful instances was in 1930 with Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s popular radio show, The Catholic Hour. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia began its own radio

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The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience

...hich took place in Virginia on May 31 and June 1, 1862]. it was four miles long and the dead lie all along in lines in one place there was a regular line of battle for about one hundred yards they lay in twos where Ricketts [Brig. Gen. James B.

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Monsignor Hugh J. Nolan

...rts from saint Charles and a master of arts from Villanova University. Not long after his time at Villanova, he was ordained on June 7, 1941 by Cardinal Dennis Dougherty. After ordination, Reverend Nolan furthered his education and received a Doctorate in American History from The Catholic University of America.

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Robert M. O’Reilly papers, 1862-1925 (MC 34)

...Army serving from September 7, 1902 to January 14, 1909. O’Reilly served a long military medical career beginning as a medical cadet in August 1862 during the Civil War. Other notable appointments include physician at the White House during both of President Grover Cleveland’s administrations, attending surgeon in Washington, D.

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