“Climbing the Back Stairs”:Church Seating at Holy Trinity
by Peter J. Albert The documents in the Holy Trinity archives tell the story. Both our original Church (now the Chapel of St. Ignatius)...
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Aug 9, 202213 min read
Priscilla Queen v. Francis Neale
Paul S. Maco, Holy Trinity History Team This is a true story of challenge to power and status, and of human dignity affirmed through...
Jul 6, 20224 min read
Four Generations at Holy Trinity: The Belt Family
by Peter J. Albert This what we are about: We plant the seeds that one day will grow. We are prophets of a future not our own. (Kenneth...
May 25, 20225 min read
Holy Trinity’s African American Community and the Cholera Epidemic of 1832
by Peter J. Albert (Pictured: A page from the parish death register describing the layout of graves in The College Ground on the...
Nov 10, 20213 min read
A President, a Pope, and a Vestment
By David Pennington It’s not everyday that a Roman Catholic parish gets an email from the State Department asking for historic materials...
Sep 15, 202115 min read
Maryland Jesuits and Slavery, Pt. II
By Bernard A. Cook Georgetown College in 1789. In 1820, Fr. Thaddeus Brzozowski, S.J., the Father General of the Jesuits in Rome, in...
Sep 8, 202117 min read
Maryland Jesuits and Slavery, Pt. I
By Bernard A. Cook A Map of Maryland Jesuit Stations of the 17th-19th Centuries. After Pope Clement XIV had suppressed the Jesuit order...
Jun 9, 20214 min read
Who Is My Neighbor? (Pt. II)
By Peter J. Albert Missed the previous article in this series? Who Is My Neighbor? (Pt. I) Houses at 3606, 3608, and 3610 N Street, NW,...
Apr 28, 20215 min read
Who Is My Neighbor? (Pt. I)
By Peter J. Albert Too long a sacrifice Can make a stone of the heart. O when may it suffice? That is Heaven's part, our part To murmur...
Feb 24, 20217 min read
Extracts from the Journal of Fr. John McElroy, S.J.
By Peter J. Albert When it comes to truly explaining racial injustice in this country, the table should never be set quickly: there is...
Jan 27, 202113 min read
Holy Trinity Parish and Race: An Overview (Pt. II)
By Bernard A. Cook We invite Holy Trinity parishioners and others to learn more about the role of slavery, segregation, and race in Holy...
Jan 13, 202113 min read
Holy Trinity Parish and Race: An Overview (Pt. I)
By Bernard A. Cook We invite Holy Trinity parishioners and others to learn more about the role of slavery, segregation, and race in Holy...
Nov 24, 20204 min read
Holy Trinity History, Pt. IV
The Butler Sisters by Bernard Cook Missed the previous articles in this series? Part I: Introduction Part II: The Founding of Epiphany...
Nov 10, 20204 min read
Holy Trinity History, Pt. II
A 1960 Account by Gertrude Turner Waters of the Founding of Epiphany Roman Catholic Church Missed Part I? Read the Introduction to this...
Nov 3, 20204 min read
Holy Trinity History, Pt. I
The Founding of Epiphany Catholic Church (1923-25) and the Reconciliation Service for Holy Trinity and Epiphany Parishioners (1994) By...
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