Philadelphia’s First Bishop
...was probably ordained. Several members of Bishop Egan’s family came to the United States during his tenure, and settled in Philadelphia. Egan’s permanent residence in the United States began in 1802, although he may have been in the U.S. briefly in the summer of 1798. He arrived in Albany, New
Mathew Carey
...ature.[6] An even larger impact on the American literary scene was Carey’s book company, which was described as the “greatest publishing and distributing firm in the country.”[7] In addition to publishing American works, Carey was a major player in importing European works, being the first to publish Walter Scott and
Herman Joseph Heuser papers, 1811-1933 (MC 1)
...ublished the Dolphin, a general Catholic literary magazine that began as a book supplement to the American Ecclesiastical Review. In 1907, during the controversy over Modernism, Heuser was appointed by the Apostolic Delegate as general censor for all Catholic publications in the United States. Heuser also acted as a consultant
American Czestochowa
...the President said. “We have not forgotten the traditional bonds that have united our peoples since our earliest days as a nation.” John Cardinal Krol officiating at the Shrine's Dedication Mass, 10/16/1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson with children in traditional Polish attire and congregants at the Dedication Mass, 10/16/1966