Box 1

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Letters to Mulledy. Future Archbishop Hughes writes to ask if Mulledy will preach his consecration sermon 8 January 1838 and confirms the arrangement in a later letter. Two versions of that sermon are present in box 3 folder 14 of this collection.

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Letter to Mulledy. Kenney writes about his disappointment that he was unable to see Mulledy in Nice, but that he met Frs. James Van de Velde and Stephen Dubuisson in Paris on his way to Italy for the winter.

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Letters to Mulledy. Kohlmann, while at Gregorian University in Rome, writes Mulledy regarding developments in the US and the status of the other scholastics sent to Italy alongside Mulledy in 1820 by Fr. Peter Kenney (i.e., Frs. James Ryder, George Fenwick, Charles Pise, John Smith, and William McSherry).

Scope and Contents Letters to Captain William B. Finch and Commander William Bainbridge requesting they support or otherwise assist the travels of Mulledy and five other scholastics to Italy (i.e., Frs. Charles Pise, William McSherry, James Ryder, John Smith, and George Fenwick); also includes a receipt for the six men to travel from Gibraltar to Naples. The remainder of the folder is fragmented correspondence sent by Mulledy during his time in Italy from 1820 to 1828, although they are individually...

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Lists of sermons delivered at St. Joseph's (Philadelphia), 1848-1850; St. John's (Frederick), 1850-1854; College of the Holy Cross (Worcester), 1854-1856; Holy Trinity (Georgetown), 1857-1858; St. John's (Philadelphia), 1858-1859; and St. Joseph's (Baltimore), 1859-1860. Written by Mulledy.

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Seven versions ("volumes") of possible sermons to be delivered according to the liturgical calendar as well as a comprehensive index ("catalog"). The full text of a majority of the sermons recorded here are found elsewhere in the collection.

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Sewn booklet of three sermons for the First, Second, and Third Sundays of Advent.

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Sermons for the First Sunday of Advent including "Forgetfulness of Death" (1830), "The Dying Sinner" (1832), "Charity Sermon" (1835), "Examination of our Charity" (1849), "The Thought of Death" (1852), "Deceptions Unmasked" (1856), "Death of St. Francis Xavier" (1857), and "Zeal for the Salvation of the Neighbor" (1858).

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Sermons for the Second Sunday of Advent, including "Sanctifying Grace for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception" (1852), "True Devotion to Mary" (1855), "Resolutions Not Executed" (1856), "The Love of Vanity" (1856), "Amusements" (1857), "Mortification" (1858), and "Angel Guardians" (1858). Also contains a sermon for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception entitled "On the Devotion of the Blessed Virgin" (1848).

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Sermons for the Third Sunday of Advent, including "On Penance and the Manner of Practicing it" (1848), "Love Due to Christ" (1852), "On Tepidity" (1856), and "True Happiness" (1856). Also contains two sermons for the Fourth Sunday of Advent entitled "The Holy Sacrafice [sic] of Mass" (1849) and "Penance or Repentance Not Good" (1857).

Scope and Contents Sermons for Christmas up through Epiphany, including two versions of "Holy Name of Jesus" (1829), "Mistakes of Those Who Look For Happiness in the World" (1835), "Manner of Spending the New Year" (1848), "The Birth of Christ Our Confusion" (1848), "The Nativity of Our Lord" (1849), "Holy Name of Jesus" (1850), "Threats of God" (1852), "On Scandal" (1852), "Conformity to the Will of God" (1852), "How to Render Ourselves Happy After the Example of St. John" (1856), "Sanctity in Our State of...

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Sermons for Epiphany, including "False Peace of Conscience" (1840), "Bad Example" (1850), and "Manner of Seeking God" (1857).

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Sermons for the Octave of Epiphany, including "Human Respects" (1849), "Tributes to Christ the King" (1856), "Prudence of the World" (1857), and "The Ways of the Sinner" (1858).

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Sermons for the First Sunday after Epiphany, including "The Loss of God" (1830), "The Life of the World After the Example of the Many" (1852), "Back Sliders" (1856), "Progress in Virtue" (1857), "The Will to Save Our Souls" (1857), and "The Observance of the Law" (1858).

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Sermons for the Second Sunday after Epiphany, including "Preparation for Death" (1829), "The Abuse of the Spirit" (1840), "The Conversion of St. Paul the Model of Our Conversion" (1852), "Resignation to Death" (1856), "The Little That God Requires of Us" (1857), "State of the Sinner" (1857), and "Conversion of St. Paul" (1858).

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Sermons for the Third Sunday after Epiphany, including "Bad Confessions" (1829), "Tribulations" (1840), "Confessions Rarely Made" (1850), "The Weeping in Hell" (1852), "Sweetness of the Service of God" (1857), and "Eternity of Punishments" (1857).

Scope and Contents Letters to Mulledy. Kenney writes about disciplinary problems in the Maryland Mission; financial considerations at Georgetown, specifically regarding the construction of a new building (possibly Mulledy Hall, now called Ida Ryan & Isaac Hawkins Hall); and the placement of novices. Also includes one letter to Fr. John Beschter of Paradise (Penn.).In a 16 July 1832 letter, Kenney discusses how "B. Heard looks much better than he did last year" and that Heard "attributes much of...

Scope and Contents Letters to Mulledy. Kenney predominantly writes about the disciplinary issues of the Maryland Mission and discusses the acceptance of eligible foreign novices who should subsequently be sent to White Marsh.In a letter from 11 December 1831 he also discusses financial issues at Georgetown: "There cannot be any thought of an additional building, unless the debts are gathered & the lots in Washington sold to advantage." The same letter contains the remarks: "I regret that the...

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Letters to Mulledy. Rey, while positioned near Monterrey (Mexico) as a chaplain during the Mexican-American War, writes about local peace negotiations and providing sacraments to soldiers. He also discusses moving toward Matamoros, where Fr. John McElroy is stationed.

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Letter to Mulledy. McElroy discusses ministering to US Army troops in Matamoros (Mexico) while positioned there as an chaplain during the Mexican-American War.