Monsignor Francis X. Meehan

...g a teacher and parish priest, Monsignor Meehan was also an author of both books and journal articles, as well as a regular contributor to the Catholic Standard and Times. The majority of the articles concern peace and moral theology. At the time when most of the articles were written,

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Ann Mattingly’s Miracle Cure

...Mattingly, whose story has recently become popular with the release of the book Mrs. Mattingly’s Miracle, by Nancy Schultz. The two pamphlets examine Ann’s extraordinary cure and give evidence that a miracle saved Mrs. Mattingly’s life. The first pamphlet was published in 1824, the same year as her recovery. 1824

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The Bishop’s Bank

...or conducting business are written in the front of the bank's first ledger book in Frenaye's own hand. They illustrate that the Diocese ran that bank according to sound business practices. Customer relations and secure investments were the guiding principles of the Bishop's bank. According to Frenaye's rules office hours

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“An Appeal to Truth”

...addressed in the German government’s 1915 publication, entitled The White Book, were completely untrue and fabricated. The German government claimed that Belgians, including young girls, were murdering and torturing wounded German soldiers, The Cardinal stated, “Hardly had the German armies trodden the soil of our country, when the rumour spread

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