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Churches, 1917

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Maclean Parish

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 31

The following arrangements have been made for the celebration of Holy Mass in Maclean parish: Sunday, April 15; Maclean, 9.m.; Shark Creek, 10.30 a.m. 22…

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Bulli Parish

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 39

Mass is celebrated in St. Joseph's Church, Bulli, on the first and third Sundays of the month at 8.30, and on the second and fourth Sundays at 11…

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Catholic Federation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 8

The Catholic Federation's conference was concluded in the Chapter Hall, St. Mary's, lsst evening, A large number of delegates from the country and city attended. The…

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Waverley Catholic Club

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 37
Also in Freeman's Journal

Considerable progress has been made in connection with the new men's club at Waverley. The additions to St. Charles' School-hall where the club is to be established, are…

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The Catholic World

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 6

Under the administration of Archoishop Mundelein, begun less than fourteen months ago, ten new churches have been dedicated in Chicago, and several others are under…

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Catholic Federation. Conference Concludes

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 6

The Catholic Federation conference concluded last night. The business was conducted in private. A motion from the Young branch was…

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The Anglican "Altar." to the Editor

Watchman · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 3

Sir,—"W. E. B.," instead of criticising me ought to try and prove the falsity of my statements. I may be a typical Anglican cleric in the making, or I may be a…

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The Catholic Federation. a Memorable Gathering

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 26

The fine attendance at the great meeting of delegates at the Southern Cross Hall on Easter Monday evening is a convincing estimony of the organising work done by the…

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Catholic Union in Italy. An Important Movement

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 14

The convention of the great Catholic organisation of Italian laymen, akin to the Social Service Guilds and Federations of the English-speaking countries, began on…

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The Catholic Federation in Hobart. a Fine Report

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 19

St. Joseph's branch, Hobart, which is the premier branch in Tasmania, submitted to its annual meeting the following fine report: The president, Rev. Father J. H. Cullen…

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Extending Parish Work. New School at Balmain. Rev. Father M. Rohan's Enterprise

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 21

Catholic activities at Balmain since the Rev. Father Rohan was installed as parish priest have never lain dormant, rather the reverse. On all sides the influence of…

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The Annual Conference of the Catholic Federation: a Review of the Year's Work. the Apostolic Delegate's Sterling Protest Against Anti-catholic Bigotry

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 22

Never before did the Catholic Federation of New South Wales muster so strong numerically from a delegation point of view, or under happier circumstances, than those…

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Catholic Women in Conference. Melbourne's Movement. a Gathering That Aroused Great Public Interest

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 15

The Catholic Women's Social Guild of Victoria has just held its annual conference in Melbourne. The Melbourne daily papers have given it great prominence…

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The Australian Holy Catholic Guild. The Seventy-Second Grand Annual Council. The Year's Report Shows Splendid Progress

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 18

Under gratifying circumstances the 72nd Grand Annual Conference of the A.H.C. Guild opened in the Chapter Hall, Sydney, on Easter Saturday morning at 10 o'clock…

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The Children's Columns For Boys and Girls Who Read the "Catholic Press." Some Episode in Irish History. TWO £1 PRIZES

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 46

Dear Playmates,—This week, I am pleased to say that there are a large number of essays for the competition, most of them being very well written and unusually…

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Blue Mountain Churches

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 31

The following order of Masses and devotions will be observed in the Blue Mountain churches. When very wet the evening or morning before the appointed Mass and…

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Pioneer Priests. The Early Victorian Church. Father Geoghegan's Later Career

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 11

Father Geoghegan had intended to visit Ireland in 1846 for for the purpose of enlisting additional priests, and a line meeting in the infant city presented him, in the words of…

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Churches at Easter. St. James's, Forest Lodge

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 25

On Easter Sunday large congregations were present at all the Masses at St. James's, Forest Lodge. The altar was beautifully decorated by the Altar Society…

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Is Christianity a Failure?" Cardinal Gibbons' Scathing and Convincing Answer to the Antagonists of the Church. In a Dramatic Interview He Discusses the War and America's Destiny

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 3

"Is Christianity a failure? When a man of the prominence of ex-President Elliot, of Harvard, asks this question and answers it in the affirmative, it is incumbent upon…

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