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Redemptorist Minor Seminary

Date: 10 06 1954
Description: The Most Reverend William P. O'Connor, Catholic bishop of Madison, signs the letter in which he asks Pope Pius XII for formal permission for the Redemptori...
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Wisconsin Congress of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine

Date: 09 11 1955
Description: Many priests and altar boys in robes attend a pontifical 'field Mass' at Breese Stevens Field. The Wisconsin Congress of the Confraternity of Christian Doc...
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Lent and Teenagers

Date: 02 15 1956
Description: Reverend Edmund Kinate of St. Joseph's Catholic Church gives ashes to Joan Licari, eighth grade pupil in his parish school, in preparation for the Lenten o...
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Bernard Gill Receives St. George Award

Date: 02 19 1956
Description: Bernard Gill, right, receives the St. George Award for Scouting at St. Raphael Cathedral. Seated is Bishop William O'Connor. Flanking the Bishop are Revere...
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Holy Cross Hospital

Date: 05 1974
Description: Dedication of an addition to the Holy Cross Hospital. The Catholic order opened Holy Cross Hospital in 1926 and completed this addition in 1974. The hospit...
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Father Garrigan Giving Pre-March Mass

Date: 08 15 1966
Description: Father Michael Garrigan in the background wearing a white robe and glasses holding 8 a.m. mass at St. Joseph's Church with 30 marchers before a Obreros Uni...
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Father Petit Memorial School Eighth Grade Graduating Class

Date: 06 08 1956
Description: Group portrait of the eighth grade graduating class of Father Petit Memorial School at 7 South Henry Street. Photo taken at St. Rapheal Cathedral, 216 West...
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Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women

Date: 08 09 1956
Description: Three officers of the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women board chat with Rev. E.G. Brill, Jefferson. Left to right: Rev. Brill; Kathryn Bruening, ...
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Queen of Peace Women's Catholic Order of the Foresters

Date: 07 19 1956
Description: Members of the Queen of Peace Church Women's Catholic Order of the Foresters Pearl Gaffney (left) and Laura Ostrowsky present a check for $500 for the Bapt...
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Empty Stocking Club

Date: 11 27 1956
Description: Portrait of Rev. E. J. Van Handel, Madison's Diocesan Director of the Catholic Welfare Bureau, sitting at his desk. Fr. Van Handel was also a promoter of t...
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Planning a Wedding

Date: 04 02 1957
Description: Robert Rucks and Sharon Malloy talk with Reverend Arnold Lehmann of St. Bernard's Catholic Church about their upcoming marriage.
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New Priests for Madison Diocese

Date: 05 25 1957
Description: Six new Catholic priests follow ordination services at St. Raphael's Cathedral. Shown with the priests are, left to right: Msgr. Edward Kinney, Bishop Will...
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Athletic Dinner

Date: 06 03 1957
Description: A group gathers during the annual Immaculate Heart of Mary school athletic banquet. Left to right: (seated) Tom McCulloch, Doug Wenger, Gerald Sweeney, and...
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Queen of Peace Queen's Guild

Date: 06 12 1957
Description: Four members of the Queen's Guild of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church present a check of $6000 for the church's building fund to Msgr. F.L. McDonnel...
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Catholic Bishop Open House

Date: 06 11 1957
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor shows off his chapel at his residence on Lake Mendota at Fox Point. The two ladies will be assisting with hospitality at an open...
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Catholic Bishop Open House

Date: 06 11 1957
Description: Myrtle Bond and Eileen Kohls visit in a corner of the living room of Bishop William P. O'Connor's residence on Lake Mendota at Fox Point. They will be help...
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Field Secretary for National Council of Catholic Women

Date: 09 23 1957
Description: Nora Le Tournear, center, a field secretary for the National Council of Catholic Women, is in Madison to speak to Catholic women and give leadership traini...
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St. Patrick's Church First Communion Class

Date: 05 11 1958
Description: The first communion class of children on the steps of St. Patrick's church, 410 East Main Street.
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Special Novena Opening

Date: 10 03 1958
Description: A special novena in honor of Our Sorrowful Mother was held at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Reverend C.M. Brissette of the National Shrine of Se...
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We Saw You . . . Catholic Women

Date: 05 04 1959
Description: Madison Catholic Women's Club's spiritual director, Rev. Thomas Lourim of Mazomanie, shares a joke with Alice Hippee and Helen Grant before the club's annu...

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