Author: Morris J. MacGregor
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 486

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Traces the history of the oldest Roman Catholic parish in Washington, D.C.

Author: Francis Moran
Publisher:
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Category : Clergy
Languages : en
Pages : 204

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Author: William Meade
Publisher:
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Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 528

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Author: John Crawford
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846820441
Category : Cathedrals
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Dublin is an unusual city in having two Anglican cathedrals within a few hundred yards of each other, St Patricks cathedral and the diocesan cathedral of Christ Church. This volume chronicles the history of St Patricks cathedral over the millennium of its existence, the first work to do so for almost two hundred years. It charts the impact of events such as the Reformation in the sixteenth century and disestablishment in the nineteenth century as well as chronicling the evolution of a local community through the architecture of the cathedrals buildings and the music of its worship. As such the book casts into relief not only the life of the church but also the workings of the city and the country as a whole through their turbulent histories.--from publisher description.

Author: Jay P. Dolan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1608190102
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 355

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Follows the Irish from their first arrival in the American colonies through the bleak days of the potato famine, the decades of ethnic prejudice and nativist discrimination, the rise of Irish political power, and on to the historic moment when John F. Kennedy was elected to the highest office in the land.

Author: Michael J. O'Loughlin
Publisher: Broadleaf Books
ISBN: 1506467717
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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The 1980s and 1990s, the height of the AIDS crisis in the United States, was decades ago now, and many of the stories from this time remain hidden: A Catholic nun from a small Midwestern town packs up her life to move to New York City, where she throws herself into a community under assault from HIV and AIDS. A young priest sees himself in the many gay men dying from AIDS and grapples with how best to respond, eventually coming out as gay and putting his own career on the line. A gay Catholic with HIV loses his partner to AIDS and then flees the church, focusing his energy on his own health rather than fight an institution seemingly rejecting him. Set against the backdrop of the HIV and AIDS epidemic of the late twentieth century and the Catholic Church's crackdown on gay and lesbian activists, journalist Michael O'Loughlin searches out the untold stories of those who didn't look away, who at great personal cost chose compassion--even as he seeks insight for LGBTQ people of faith struggling to find a home in religious communities today. This is one journalist's--gay and Catholic himself--compelling picture of those quiet heroes who responded to human suffering when so much of society--and so much of the church--told them to look away. These pure acts of compassion and mercy offer us hope and inspiration as we continue to confront existential questions about what it means to be Americans, Christians, and human beings responding to those most in need.

Author: John England
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Patrick Henry
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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"'Give me Liberty, or give me Death'!" is a famous quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Virginia Convention. It was given March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, ..

Author: Joan Weaver Becnel
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781578646388
Category : Saint Charles Parish (La.)
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Author: Emily J. Salmon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344

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Since 1949, the "Hornbook" has been the definitive, handy reference guide to Virginia history and culture. Among the book's contents are: a concise history of the commonwealth; total population figures, 1610-1990; lists of all the governors, lieutenant governors, and attorneys general from 1607 to the present; brief histories of the counties and cities presently in Virginia along with counties formerly in the commonwealth; concise descriptions of famous houses, places of worship, and other historical sites; and brief histories of the colleges and universities in Virginia. "The Hornbook of Virginia History" is a must on the bookshelf of everyone who reads, researches, writes, or cares about Virginia history. -- From product description.