Word: parishes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sign of Hot Springs' comparative cosmopolitanism that Catholics, rare elsewhere in the state, had a large parish and school in the city. The city's affluence came largely from the Federal Government, which had established a hospital and reservation around the mineral waters in the 1800s. The natives let a double jurisdiction grow up, and visitors to the spas were received with illegal (but openly practiced) gambling and prostitution. The local tales of Hope were traded for the legends of Al Capone carousing in the acrid steam of the bathhouses or at champagny circles around the roulette wheel...
...have remained throughout the project. She does not see the all-male priesthood as an injustice and predicts, "There will be more and more women confidently within leadership positions. It will be taken for granted that women will teach in seminaries, manage finances or act in diocesan or parish leadership roles...
...rectory of St. Paul's parish was old to Harvard in July 1989 on the condition that it be dedicated to affordable housing. A year later, the church and college selected Cambridge Housing Authority to convert the buildings into 19 one-person apartments and two family units...
...Housing is always a problem," said Mercedes Evans, member of the St. Paul's Parish Selection Committee "We try to do a little something to contribute...to bring a sense of community...
...officials at the ground-breaking all agreed on the success of the project and praised the collaborative efforts of the city, the parish and the University...