Liturgical Week

...s presented by various Catholic organizations, as well as art interpreting new themes of Vatican II. Halvey_P857_007 Halvey_P857_009 Halvey_P857_008   Keeping the Changes Going Archbishop Krol would continue the themes of change shown during the Liturgical Week in implementing further changes to the Mass. He would celebrate the first Solemn

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The Bishop’s Bank

...ese, the majority of depositors were Irish. This is evident from the large number of Irish surnames and the notations listing the various counties in Ireland as the place of origin. Other notations are more lengthy. They might include personal information about the depositor or instructions on distributing money. They

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Herman Joseph Heuser papers, 1811-1933 (MC 1)

...Apostolic Delegate as general censor for all Catholic publications in the United States. Heuser also acted as a consultant to religious orders. He helped to write the constitutions of the Sisters of Mercy, Merion, Pa., where his sister was for a time General Superior, and of Katharine Drexel’s Sisters of

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Saint John Neumann and the Forty Hours Devotion

...on for all dioceses in the United States. To this day, parishes across the United States still practice the devotion. Forty Hours Devotion at Saint Philip Neri church, 5/28/1963, with Bishop Francis Furey                           [1] Connelly, J. F.

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