June 6, 1875, is the birthday of the widely influential New York City born John Burke, a Catholic University of America (CUA) educated priest (.S.T.B. 1899; S.T.L., 1901) of the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle, a religious community known as the Paulists. Burke saw a convergence of both American and Catholic values that Read More
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The Archivist’s Nook: The First Catholic Action Hero
Posted in: Catholic History The Archivist's Nook University Archives | Tags: Catholic World, Charles Coughlin, Distinguished Service Medal, Fr. John Burke, Franklin D. Roosevelt, National Catholic War Council, National Catholic Welfare Conference, Oregon School Case, Paulists, U.S. War Department, World War I | Comment