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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CORDUM

...n expanding the apostolate in the inner-city areas. The work of CORDUM was guided by various documents, most of which came from the Second Vatican Council, such as Gaudium et Spes (The Church in the Modern World), Apostolicam Actuositatem (Apostolate of the Laity), and Ad Gentes (Mission Activity). In the

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James Buchanan materials at the Archdiocesan Archives?

...separation of church and state on the third page: If there is anything in world which I do despise it is attempts to bring religion into politics and to make a man's creed operate against him, I don't care to what sect he may belong. Page 3 Page 4 The

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Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute

...ir largest undertakings was the creation of an Agricultural Program during World War II. The program was twofold, first it coordinated bulk foodstuff purchases to save money for various Catholic convents and orphanages.[9] The second part developed out of the Philopatrians funding of the Good Shepard nuns’ canning plant. This

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