Pamphlets

...spaper clippings. The material covers a wide range of topics relating to the history of the Catholic Church in the United States including Catholic individuals, Catholic history in the United States, and Catholic opinions on theological, political, social, and cultural affairs. This material also includes valuable documentation relating to the

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Parish Histories and Calendars

...es outside of Pennsylvania may be found in the Pamphlet Collection. Parish Calendar Collection This collection contains Monthly Parish Calendars for over three hundred parishes. The date range for most is from about 1920 to 1955. Most of the calendars are those from parishes currently located within the Archdiocese of

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Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia

...to its merger with The Catholic Herald. Supposedly, there was a newspaper called The Catholic Advocate that was absorbed by The Catholic Herald but there is no proof of its existence. The Catholic Herald and Visitor was published through December 23, 1863 when it merged with The Universe, a secular,

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Ann Mattingly’s Miracle Cure

...viously collected evidence, he speaks to the witnesses again and chronologically organizes their statements to create a narrative of events. His investigation is much more thorough than the original pamphlet and in extreme detail shows how up to the minute of her recovery how dire and grave Ann Mattingly’s condition

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