Archbishop Ryan
...ther Katharine wrote the rule for her new order. Ryan's Funeral, February 16, 1911 Ryan would serve as Archbishop of Philadelphia for 27 years until his death on February 11, 1911. Before his funeral, his body lay in state at the Cathedral Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul were
An “Un-American Invention”?: Catholics and the Issue of Prohibition
...he manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol was ratified on January 16, 1919. The amendment was passed with the belief that by banning alcohol many of the negative aspects associated with drunkenness would be removed from society. For this reason, many Protestant religions embraced the cause of Prohibition in the
Cornelia Connelly, S.H.C.J.
...y.” [1] Despite protests from Isabella, Cornelia married Pierce on December 1, 1831. Following the marriage, Reverend Connelly was offered to lead a congregation at Holy Trinity in Natchez, Mississippi. At the time, Catholicism was going through a revival in the Mississippi Valley: old orders such as the Society of
Marian Year of 1954
...s adding the cross to the top of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament. October 13, 1954 Here in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Archbishop John O’Hara opened the Marian Year at the Shrine of then-Venerable John Neumann on December 8, 1953. While Bishop of Philadelphia, Neumann travelled to Rome and