10th Synod
...pon the years of preparation that were done for Catholic Life 2000 and the new Catholic millennium. A synod is a “group of selected priest and other member of the Christian faithful who offer assistant to the diocesan bishop for the good of the whole diocesan community[2]. The goal is
Building of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
...funds from donations from the Catholics of the diocese, which at this time numbered 60,000 in the Philadelphia area.[4] Despite the possible challenges, things started off well. Napoleon Le Brun, who also built St. Augustine’s and St. Patrick’s, was hired as the architect.[5] The building quickly got under way with
Herman Joseph Heuser Papers
...ed on October 1, 2000. In the letter below Drexel asks questions about the new constitution for her order. Katharine Drexel to Herman Heuser, front Katharine Drexel to Herman Joseph Heuser, inside Katharine Drexel to Herman Joseph Heuser, back Poet and essayist Louise Imogen Guiney (1861-1920) frequently wrote to Heuser
James Buchanan materials at the Archdiocesan Archives?
...ean that way. This is to sink the names of Democrat and Whig and to form a new Union party. Page 2 Buchanan shares his views on the separation of church and state on the third page: If there is anything in world which I do despise it is attempts