Saint John Neumann and the Forty Hours Devotion
...iocesan Council, held on April 20th and 21st, 1853. The devotion had been held in individual churches in Philadelphia, but never on a diocesan-wide level. It was met with significant opposition: for some, the timing was not right. Nearly a decade earlier in 1844, the Nativist Riots saw the destruction
“An Appeal to Truth”
...ardinal’s letter to Governor General von Bissing (the German Governor General of Belgium during the occupation). The passage stated the crimes against both French and Belgian women and children, “Sometimes the attacks were individual and sometimes committed by bodies of men, e.g., at Melen-Labouxhe, Margaret W. was violated by twenty
Irish Land War
...eather Schubert. During my time volunteering at the Archives, I’ve been cataloging miscellaneous pamphlets from the late nineteenth century into PastPerfect, which are now accessible in the PAHRC's online catalog. Within these hundreds of pamphlets are speeches given by members of the clergy, last will and testaments, and booklets on
Last Days of the Union
...e Union Secular notations such as these were rare in 19th century sacramental registers. Archives Archives Select Month October 2024 July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 September 2022 August 2022