Black Catholic periodicals
...ce during the last couple decades of the 19th century. In November 1889, a number of prominent men (the actual number is not known) gathered in Baltimore for the first black Catholic lay congress in the country’s history. The emergence of this community was largely due to the efforts of
Cornelia Connelly, S.H.C.J.
...nfluence of her adopted family, “or that of the Reverend James Montgomery, Austin’s brother, or through the influence of the handsome Pierce Connelly, a colleague of James in the Episcopal ministry.” [1] Despite protests from Isabella, Cornelia married Pierce on December 1, 1831. Following the marriage, Reverend Connelly was offered
Irish Land War
...testaments, and booklets on a variety of topics. I recently came across a number of documents related to the “Irish Question.” The Irish Question, concerning Irish nationalism and independence, spanned the time period from around the mid 19th to the mid 20th century. Religion and politics were both prominent topics
Eucharistic Congress
...Lille, France and attended by 800 people. The event in Philadelphia would last for a week and be attended by over 1,500,000 people including 44 Cardinals and 417 Bishops from around the world. Halvey_A429_001 Halvey_A429_052 Halvey_A429_054 Halvey_A429_056 Hungers and Art Planning for the 41st IEC began in 1974. The