Higher, Faster, Stronger: The Olympics

...living in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia who have gone to the Olympics in years past. John Kelly and Paul Costello at the Reception and Dinner for Philadelphia Members of Victorious Olympic Team, Bellevue Stratford Hotel, October 14, 1920 Living in Philadelphia, it is not uncommon in the summer months to

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Cardinal John P. Foley

...ics and metaphysics. In 1970, Foley became editor of the official diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Standard and Times. During the decade previous he had served as assistant editor and Vatican correspondent for the newspaper, and received his master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. circa 1975 He maintained his position

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The Immaculata Mighty Macs

...4 The team went on to place second in the AIAW tournament for the next two years and made it to the semifinals in 1977. Cathy Rush retired from coaching that year and Immaculata’s dominance of women’s basketball waned as public universities, with more money for recruitment and scholarships, began

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Herman Joseph Heuser Papers

...of ordination and teaching at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary for over fifty years. The bulk of the collection is correspondence, both personal and professional with the primary concern being articles in the AER or The Dolphin. Mother Katharine Drexel, Louise Imogen Guiney, Thomas Eakins, Leopold Stokowski, and Oliver Wendell Holmes

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