Historic Resting Place for Famous and Faithful
...ting written record. Sketch of Old. St. Mary's burial ground at Spruce St. between 4th and 5th Streets, ca. 1891 Fitting memorials mark many of the graves in the cemetery. Other graves contain the remains of the not-so-famous faithful, who labored to build the Church in Philadelphia. More information about
“An Appeal to Truth”
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Interesting film history finds in the Parish Calendar collection
...ls us that Flynn was a close friend of Rt. Rev. Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen, better known as Archbishop Sheen. Yes, this is the same Sheen who became famous as one of the first televangelists. His television show Life is Worth Living ran from 1951 through 1957 and drew tens
Herman Joseph Heuser papers, 1811-1933 (MC 1)
...and professional in nature. A significant portion of the correspondence is between Heuser and prominent figures within the Catholic Church, including Cardinal James Gibbons, Archbishop Patrick J. Ryan of Philadelphia, Katharine Drexel, and Thomas C. Middleton. Other notable correspondents include Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Princess Catherine Radziwiłł, and Leopold Stokowski.