19 - Copy letter from Archbishop John J. Cantwell to Fr. Stephen Murtagh

19

Copy letter from Archbishop John J. Cantwell to Fr. Stephen Murtagh

1 p.; typescript

Copy letter from John J. Cantwell, the Archbishop of Los Angeles, to Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap. offering his official endorsement regarding the Capuchin Order’s plans to establish a local school (a Seraphicate) in Southern California. The Archbishop identifies the proposed institution as a school where ‘young Americans’ can be trained for the specific ‘spiritual and temporal necessities’ of the Capuchin Order. He emphasizes that no religious order can thrive in America if it relies entirely on members ‘coming from outside’ (referring to the Irish friars). He argues that developing a native priesthood is of ‘paramount importance’.

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