Interesting film history finds in the Parish Calendar collection
...have articles on various topics that were reprinted from notable Catholic newspapers throughout the country as well as editorials concerning proper Catholic behavior. Parish calendars can prove useful for researchers interested in the history of a parish or even for those conducting genealogical research. For social and cultural historians, they
CORDUM
...selected Bishop Martin N. Lohmuller, the Vicar General, as Chairman of the new committee. This Committee was established to study and make recommendations concerning the serious and urgent problems confronting the Church of Philadelphia relative to continuing and even expanding the apostolate in the inner-city areas. The work of CORDUM
Canonization of Saint John Neumann
...cient evidence.[4] Pilgrims to Beatification, Aeronews 32823. In 1957, 170 American bishops signed a letter to Pope Pius XIII requesting an Apostolic Benediction for Neumann.[5] However, in a 1958 letter to Cardinal O’Hara c.s.c., Father Edward Heston, Procurator General of the Congregation of Holy Cross, wrote that a dispensation to
The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience
...the psyche of a Union soldier. They also document the experience of Irish Americans, specifically in White's case Irish Catholics, as the men who made up the 69th regiment were mostly of Irish origin from Philadelphia. Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024