A Brief History of the Growing Pains of the Church in Philadelphia
...ard and Times, (July 29, 1976); “The Catholic Church in Pennsylvania before 1800,” http://omeka.pahrc.net/admin/items/show/id/7133. [6] Christine Friend, “Philadelphia’s First Bishop,” CHRC (February 22, 2010), http://www.chrc-phila.org/philadelphias-first-bishop/. [7] Martin I. J. Griffin, “Life of Bishop Conwell,” Records of the American Catholic History Society of Philadelphia, vol. 25, no. 2 (June, 1914), 160.
Liturgical Music and Peter LaManna
...in his classes was that secular music was not permitted at any liturgical service in the Archdiocese. Dr. LaManna continued to serve the Archdiocese until he passed away on January 16, 1990. The collection covers the career of Dr. Peter LaManna from his time at the Reading Choral Society in
Roman Catholic and Archdiocese High Schools
...0.[3] After four years of construction, on September 6, 1890, a dedication service was held at the newly completed school. 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
10th Synod
...hing of the faith. The other themes were marriage and the family, roles of service, spirituality and the call to holiness, moral and social issues, and the liturgy.[11] Six sessions were held form September to November of 2002.[12] Members would listen and discuss the various proposals and vote on resolutions.