Starting from Scratch: The Story of Msgr. Hawks and St. Joan of Arc Parish

...on the sidewalk that many passersby thought that a tragedy had taken place. In order to preserve a moral unity in the congregation, the electric bells throughout the house were rung at the various parts of the service, and the priest who was not officiating stood in the hall and

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Newman Centers

...MC 78_80.6571 [6] Report to Cardinal Dougherty on St Bede’s Chapel, MC78_80.4820. [7] Letter from Priscilla Selleck to Cardinal Dougherty, 12/31/1943, MC78_80.1940 [8] Newman Club Federation Silver Jubilee Conference, 1940, P002.2385 [9] Federation of College Catholic Clubs, 12/18/1921, 4-4, P018.833 [10] Sister M Alexander Gray, OSF, “Development of the Newman

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Building of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

...08. [3] Golden Jubilee of the Priesthood of the Most Rev. F. Prendergast, D.D. and the Dedication of the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, Nov. 17, 1915. [4] Annual Report of the Central Committee of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, For the Year Ending December 31, 1846,

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A Philadelphia Artist

...ed landscape, portrait, and maritime paintings, specifically paintings of U.S. Naval ships. He also painted works with religious themes. A parishioner and friend of St. Philip Neri's first pastor, John Patrick Dunn, Martin donated one of his first paintings, depicting the Scourging of Christ at the Pillar, to the church.

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