Archbishop Ryan
...1] Patrick Ryan, Archbishop Patrick John Ryan: His Life and Times, Ireland - St. Louis – Philadelphia, 1831-1911, Author House, 2010), 20. [2] Joseph Kirlin, Life of Most Rev. P.J. Ryan D.D., LL.D. Archbishop of Philadelphia and the Record of His Golden Jubilee, (Philadelphia: Gibbons Publishing Company, 1903), 8. [3]
The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience
...arked the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single-day battle in American history. The 69th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, with which Philadelphia native William C. White served, participated in this harrowing conflict. Several letters that White wrote to his parents shortly after the battle describe some his
John Gilmary Shea Correspondence, 1836-1891 (MC 51)
John Gilmary Shea (1824-1892) was a notable writer, editor, and historian of American Catholic history. Shea is considered one of the first American Catholic historians in the United States. Much of his recognition and lasting fame comes from the accolades and accomplishments of publishing nearly three hundred articles and books.
Monsignor Francis X. Meehan
...rom the Pontifical Alphonsian Academy in 1965. Father Meehan began his post-doctoral career in academia, teaching at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Immaculata College, La Salle University, and The Catholic University of America. Father Meehan was not the only child called to serve the Lord. Two of his brothers, James and