Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...holic Church in America. Indeed, Shahan stated that “every nation has some great National Monument in honor of our Blessed Mother,” revealing his belief that the United States needed to join the rest of Christendom in honoring Mary.[2] Early plans for the shrine were more in line with a 14th
“An Appeal to Truth”
...of justice, to-day so shaken, the union in love of all the children of the great Catholic family?” (12) Unfortunately, I have been unable to ascertain if the German bishops agreed to a tribunal or even responded to this public letter. However, while looking for other materials in PAHRC’s pamphlet
Centennial Exposition
...nial Building on Sunday Afternoons,” The Catholic Standard, SB1, 235. [5] “Great Exhibition,” SB1, 234 [6] The Exhibition,” The Catholic Standard, 1. [7] Stephanie Grauman Wolf, “Centennial exhibition,” The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, 2013, https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/centennial/#4829 [8] Joseph Gambardello, “What happened to the buildings from the 1876 Centennial in Fairmount Park?”,
Saint John Neumann and the Forty Hours Devotion
...t John Neumann, C.Ss.R., fourth Bishop of Philadelphia. The devotion was a favorite of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, founder of the Redemptorist Order, saying “Of all devotions, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest after the sacraments, the one dearest to God and the one most helpful