American Federation of Catholic Societies

...s of Pennsylvania, 07/1915, AC008A [14] Letter to Cardinal Dougherty from S.J. Sampson, 01/08/1923 80.3239 [15] Letter to S.J. Sampson from Cardinal Dougherty, 01/10/1923 80.3239 Archives Archives Select Month April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December

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Saint John Neumann and the Forty Hours Devotion

...idea of the Forty Hours Devotion was presented by Saint John Neumann, C.Ss.R., fourth Bishop of Philadelphia. The devotion was a favorite of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, founder of the Redemptorist Order, saying “Of all devotions, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest after the sacraments, the

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James Buchanan materials at the Archdiocesan Archives?

...Pennsylvania may furnish a President to the union should they think proper...I have every reason to believe that all the Southern States are decidedly friendly to my nomination. Indeed some of their leading men say, they will support no other Northern man. Page 1 Part of the second page reads:

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Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find

...of Nineteenth Century America. Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London. 2008. Archives Archives Select Month April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 May 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January

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