“An Appeal to Truth”

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Last Days of the Union

...seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860. In apparent response to this news, Reverend Joseph Cullen from St. Bridget's Parish recorded a brief yet profound statement in the church marriage register. Dated December 1860, Father Cullen wrote: Last days of the Union Secular notations such as these were rare

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Cardinal John P. Foley

...evious he had served as assistant editor and Vatican correspondent for the newspaper, and received his master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. circa 1975 He maintained his position as editor for the next 14 years, a period which saw some of the most important events in the history of

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Archdiocesan Superintendent of Schools records, 1890-1932 (MC 92)

...R. McDevitt, was appointed in 1899. McDevitt advocated for the creation of new high schools with practical curricula to attract Catholic families away from public high schools, and systemized the supervision of each school. Operated on a citywide basis, these schools would act to upgrade and standardize the curriculum and

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