Cardinal Dougherty Jubilee

...The Mass was celebrated by Cardinal Dougherty with Bishop Gerald O’Hara of Atlanta giving the sermon, all of which was broadcast live by KYW radio. In his homily, Bishop O’Hara said that Dougherty saw the “priesthood as life itself” and that the “Kingdom of God has flourished wherever he set

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Higher, Faster, Stronger: The Olympics

...d Michael Gostigan – Modern pentathlon, 1988 Seoul / 1992 Barcelona / 1996 Atlanta John Kelly Jr. – Rowing (Single sculls), 1948 London, 1952 Finland, 1956 Melbourne (Bronze), 1960 Rome Marcus McElhenney – Rowing (Mens Eight), 2008 Beijing, Bronze Charles McIllvaine – Rowing (Double sculls), 1928 Amsterdam, Gold Bernard “Benny”

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The Immaculata Mighty Macs

...ctory, 1974 The Immaculata team was welcomed at Philadelphia International Airport by a crowd of their supporters. Family, friends, and supporters of the Immaculata community all turned out. Returning to Philadelphia after the team's third straight championship, 1974 The team went on to place second in the AIAW tournament for

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