Identity area
Reference code
IE CA WA/1/6/32
Title
Letter from Fr. Stephen Murtagh
Date(s)
- 10 Nov. 1945 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2 pp; typescript
Context area
Name of creator
(16 March 1894-4 March 1980)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter from Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap. to Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, regarding the expansion and administrative state of the Capuchin Custody in California. The Order purchased the Flintridge property outright for $30,000, using funds borrowed from their parish. Father Stephen notes the building is empty and requires significant repairs and furnishing. The Archbishop of Los Angeles is urging the Order to open a high school for Catholic boys. Father Stephen believes this would greatly increase the prestige of the Order and help foster local vocations. He suggests that young priests from Ireland could gain teaching experience there.