World War One Army Chaplains
...Catholic priests in the armed forces; however, by the end of the war that number grew to over 1,000.[2] Of those, 38 chaplains came from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.[3] One chaplain’s life of remarkable note was that of Father Joseph L. N. Wolfe. Born December 26, 1881, Wolfe attended Roman
Pilgrimage of Hope
...en Pilgrim Churches On the way to the next church, I stopped the Church of Santa Maria in Palmis located on the Appian Way. According to the Acts of Peter, as Saint Peter was fleeing persecution under Emperor Nero, Jesus appeared to him walking in the opposite direction. Peter was
Thomas Nast (1840-1902)
...ntial figure in U.S. history. Published in Harper’s Weekly, his cartoons were famous for attacking the New York City political machine of Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall. Nast is also credited with creating the Republican Party’s elephant and drawing the modern image of Santa Claus. However, he also used cartoons
Collection Development Policy
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