Priest and Rosary Calm Tension – Oral History Interview
...eorge Fencl, (Chief Inspector and head of the Police Department’s Civil Affairs Unit), would call me. And one time we were up there and I had to bring in Spanish priests you know. And they were good. They’d come out, you know and we decided that one way of calming
Education
...attacking the public school system, which he saw as essential to American freedom and democracy. At this time, Catholics were protesting the use of Protestant bibles in public schools. Also, the rise of parochial schools (schools run by a parish) and attempts by politicians to use government money to fund
The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience
...lefield i saw it would make me sick it was worse than Fair Oak [Battle of Fair Oaks, also known as the Battle of Seven Pines, which took place in Virginia on May 31 and June 1, 1862]. it was four miles long and the dead lie all along in
James F. Connelly papers, 1790-1974 (MC 67)
...se of Philadelphia, published in 1976. He also contributed articles to the New Catholic Encyclopedia. Connelly served as the first full-time secretary to Cardinal Krol. He was also very involved with the Eucharistic Congress held in Philadelphia in 1976 as well as with the canonization ceremonies for John Neumann. For