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God’s Acre: One of our most holy places

God’s Acre: One of our most holy places

The archives gets a lot of questions about cemeteries. Most of the questions are for genealogical purposes. However, cemeteries have much more to tell us than just who is buried there.

Bishop Cotton’s original chalice was stolen

Bishop Cotton’s original chalice was stolen

Earlier this year, the Office of the Bishop contacted the archives with a request. The office inquired about the possibility of using the chalice of our first bishop, Bishop Francis R. Cotton’s, for the Chrism Mass.

Why is Mount Saint Joseph home to a stuffed South American parrot?

In my August article I mentioned some of the more peculiar items that were uncovered while the archives was undertaking several large projects. I noted that some of the items would be featured in upcoming articles. This month’s article will feature one of those items, Polly the Parrot.