Neumann Canonization

...school system, introduced the Forty Hours Devotion, and founded the Third Order of Saint Francis. It was not long after his death that calls were being made to open his cause for canonization. In May of 1886, the Diocese of Philadelphia and his order, the Congregation of the Most Holy

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Archbishop Ryan

...1831-1911, Author House, 2010), 20. [2] Joseph Kirlin, Life of Most Rev. P.J. Ryan D.D., LL.D. Archbishop of Philadelphia and the Record of His Golden Jubilee, (Philadelphia: Gibbons Publishing Company, 1903), 8. [3] R. F. Cowley, The Episcopal Silver Jubilee of the Most Reverend Patrick John Ryan, D.D., LL.D. Archbishop

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The Church and Labor

...to go on strike. In “the Church the Champion of the Working Man,” Father M.F. Hennelly argued that for a strike to be just it must first use all other means to revolve the dispute and that the potential benefits must outweigh the suffering that the strike can impose on

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Research guide for parish histories

...Archdiocesan schools as well as information regarding the history of some educational institutions, CHRC in general does not have school records. The Archives has some school records, report cards mostly, for three parochial schools: St. Teresa of Avila, St. Peter Claver, and St. Philip Neri. Please contact CHRC staff for

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