Bishop Francis Kenrick and His Journals

...med Patrick Bradley into his home that marked the establishment of what is today St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Having such extensive experience as an educator, Kenrick taught his own students until his brother Peter arrived in 1834 and began to assist him. It seems fitting that a man so earnest

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Education

...“Beware,” July 3, 1875 Lady Liberty protects the public schools from two Roman Catholic priests who want to chain the children to the Church. However, the priests are turned away by the image of a tigress protecting her clubs. In this cartoon, Nast is urging Americans to take the same

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Catholic Standard and Times records, 1909-1941 (MC 27)

...first appeared on December 3, 1892. The two papers merged at the end of November 1895 and the first issue of The Catholic Standard and Times was published on December 7, 1895. This paper continues to be published today as the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The collection

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The Church and Labor

...alike and continues to be an integral part of the Church’s mission through today. See the full collection of pamphlets and writings on labor on our online catalog: [1] Leo XIII, Encyclical Letter of Our Holy Father by Divine Providence Pope Leo XIII on the Condition of Labor, (Philadelphia: Hardy

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