Roman Catholic and Archdiocese High Schools

...chool. In his speech, Archbishop Ryan stressed the importance of the first free Catholic high school in the nation, stating that public schools did “not go far enough in the grand mission of education or calling out the powers of the soul.”[4] Classes started on two days later with 105

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Herman Joseph Heuser Papers

...28, 1908, back Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977) was a conductor known for his free hand style. This letter thanks Heuser for his letter about Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and his hopes that performing the piece annually will inspire the public to love it as much as they do. Leopold Stokowski to

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Pope

...States. Nast saw this as a real threat to America’s spiritual and physical freedoms. “”The Promised Land,” as seen from the Dome of St. Peter’s, Rome,” October 1, 1870 The pope and other clergy stand atop St. Peters Basilica and greedily eye America as the Promised Land. The inclusion of

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Collections

...99, as well as photographs for Catholic institutions that Halvey took as a freelance photographer. The object collection is largely comprised of Catholic artifacts, and includes the Cardinal Krol Memorabilia Collection. In order to support study of the collections, CHRC maintains a library with both reference and research materials, including

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