Ann Mattingly’s Miracle Cure

...rough than the original pamphlet and in extreme detail shows how up to the minute of her recovery how dire and grave Ann Mattingly’s condition was. The pamphlet conveys John England’s belief that a miracle undoubtedly occurred. He writes: “I submit, then, that the following statement is fully upheld in

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Parish Mapping Project

...r important primary sources included, bishop correspondence, the Consultor minute books and a hand written parish boundary book. Excerpt from the Catholic Standard Directory Once we had data on the boundaries in 1971, the first step was to import the current map boundaries to our google maps account. This way

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The Other Drexel: Louise Drexel Morrell

The name of Mother Katharine Drexel is familiar to many Catholics both within and outside the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. However, her sister, Louise Drexel Morrell is little remembered. Only the Morrell Park section of Northeast Philadelphia, which occupies the former site of her family estate “San Jose”, as well as

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...written permission of the copyright owner. Researchers assume sole responsibility for any infringement of copyright. Manuscript Collections: [Indicate cited item or series here], Collection Name, Collection number, Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Photographs: In general, only photographs from the Robert Halvey Collection are to

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