Abstract
Catholic education surfaces as a focus and concern in every age of the U.S. Catholic experience. This article examines the struggles in one, small Midwestern diocese surrounding the establishment and advancement of Catholic education. Personal rivalries, relationships with Rome, local politics, finances, responding to broader social challenges, and the leadership of clergy were prominent themes then, as they are now. Numerous historical insights detailed here help explain the abiding liberal character of Catholicism in the Midwestern United States.
DOI
10.15365/joce.0901032013
First Page
22
Last Page
46
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
McDaniel, G. W. (2005). “A Great and Lasting Beginning” : Bishop John McMullen’s Educational Vision and the Founding of St. Ambrose University. Journal of Catholic Education. https://doi.org/10.15365/joce.0901032013
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