James E. Kearney

He then attended the Teachers College of Columbia University in Manhattan, earning a Regents license to teach in New York State.

[1] He was sent in 1908 to complete his theological studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.[2] Kearney was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of New York by Bishop Thomas Cusack on September 19, 1908.

During his tenure at St. Francis Xavier, he also served as professor of religion at Good Counsel College in White Plains, New York, and as superintendent of parochial schools in the Bronx.

[1] On July 1, 1932, Kearney was appointed the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City by Pope Pius XI.

"[8] During World War II, Kearney declared, "The spirit of Christianity can dictate a lasting peace, but secularism, exploitation or totalitarianism cannot, whether of Nazi, Communist or Fascist variety.

"[9] Kearney condemned what he termed the "mad craze for entertainment" in modern society, including picture magazines, saying man had brought evil upon himself because he did not "pause to take stock of his relationship with God.

[11] Kearney accused colleges of teaching their students "cynical precepts" and causing them to distrust the "perfect lessons they learned at their mother's knee.