A Brief History of the Growing Pains of the Church in Philadelphia
...ran Old Saint Mary’s Parish posing the biggest problem. Trustees were incorporated religious congregations that owned and managed the church property. The trustees at Old St. Mary’s challenged Bishop Egan’s authority on the ability to appoint and dismiss priests assigned to the church. The conflict was left unresolved as Egan
Starting from Scratch: The Story of Msgr. Hawks and St. Joan of Arc Parish
...s. Entering the building was a risky matter, since the lower floor was actually fallen in places and the cellar was full of vermin. When Mother Isador of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary called to see me with reference to the future school she happened to notice
Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection
...sland, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and a few from Canada, mainly Montreal. Almost nothing is known about why the company chose to specialize in church lithographs or how they solicited business or performed the execution of the lithographs. Packard appears to be the main artist with Butler and Partridge executing the
Thomas Cooke Middleton papers, 1859-1917 (MC 7)
...m 1899 to 1905. Middleton wrote many essays on local Catholic history and the Augustinian Order. This collection contains correspondence, most of which relates to the ACHS, as well as personal papers, research notes, published materials, and ephemera, including newspaper clippings. 2 boxes, 0.8 Lin. ft....