Archbishop Ryan

...make better men and better citizens.”[8] Furthermore, Ryan even made it a rule for new parishes that a school had to be built before construction on the church could begin.[9] This was because Ryan believed without a strong base of Catholic education, the parish’s future would not be sustainable. Archbishop

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Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara

...minence John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C,” (Philadelphia: Catholic Standard and Times: 1958) [6] “Church Bells Greet New Archbishop,” Scrapbook 2016.026 [7] “Letter to Vincent Carroll, from Bishop J. Carroll McCormick,” 12/28/1951, MC79 91.275 [8] “Ceremony of Installation of His Excellency the Most Reverend John Francis O’Hara, C.S.C.” (Philadelphia: 1952) [9] John

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Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress

...t the history and planning of how Philadelphia was chosen to host the 41st International Eucharistic Congress and details of the week-long event that happened. It covers different Masses, highlights some of the famous people who came, like Mother Teresa, Karol Wojtyła before he was pope, Dorothy Day, and Princess

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Newman Centers

...he early 1900s, other students were forming Catholic clubs. In 1915, seven New York colleges created the Federation of College Catholic Clubs to unite these separate groups. [8] Three years later it counted 19 members and would grow to 59 by 1924. The goal of the FCCC was to guide

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