Starting from Scratch: The Story of Msgr. Hawks and St. Joan of Arc Parish
...and schoolrooms on the next two. On July 2, the first Mass was said in the new building. Work continued on the classrooms which would be ready for September 1923. When the new building opened, attendance had increased to nearly 400 children and would grow to over 600 by 1932.
American Czestochowa
...on both sides, depicting the history of Christianity in Poland and in the United States. On October 16, Cardinal Krol formally dedicated the new Shrine in the presence of thousands of pilgrims, including President Lyndon B. Johnson. In his speech, Mr. Johnson praised Polish contributions to this country and called
Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara
...installation came in January of 1952, Bishop O’Hara boarded a train to his new episcopal see. Along the way, the train made stops in Allentown and Bethlehem (then part of the Archdiocese). In both cities, the new archbishop was greeted with much fanfare, with the local Catholic High bands playing
The Story of Duffy’s Cut
...ial projects on railroads and canals throughout the eastern portion of the United States in the 1820s and 1830s from the Erie Canal to the New Orleans Canal.” They ended the book in saying, “The fifty-seven Irish victims at Duffy’s Cut died building something of great consequence, and trains still