Catholic Interracial Council

...arge, S.J.[1] LaFarge hoped that local chapters would be opened across the country to meet the needs of each individual diocese. This grassroots style structure would then work within the Catholic Church to achieve social justice.[2] The first such group in Philadelphia was founded three years later in 1937 also

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Eden Hall

...ro), later by the Cowperthwait family, and was situated not far from other country estates along the Delaware River. In addition to a school and convent, the Sisters also had their own laundry facilities, a working farm and orchard, and an ice house, as they were semi-cloistered. On Convent Lane,

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Robert M. O’Reilly, Surgeon General

...of Pennsylvania. After graduating in 1866 he served in the army around the country and was continually promoted to higher ranking positions. The actual certificates are large in scale, below is a letter congratulating O'Reilly on his new position as Assistant Surgeon. Letter from War Department, August 5, 1867 Letter

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TV and Radio

...eal to Real, 03/29/1989, Halvey_574G In 1990, Catholic dioceses around the country formed a national cooperative for producing and sharing segments called the Diocesan Producer Group.[8] Soon after, DVCOTVR took over full production of Real to Reel and changed the shows name to Catholic Magazine. With the change, Catholic Magazine

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