Drexel Beatification
...the number of miracles required for canonization from three to two. The first step in the process was to examine all of Katharine Drexel’s writings and interview as many people who knew her as possible. On January 26, 1987, she was declared venerable, meaning heroic virtue in life had been
FAQ
...ials from our collection, the majority of which relate to Irish American history. Most notable is our entire collection of Redpath’s Weekly Journal, the Fenian Brotherhood papers and materials relating to the Molly Maguires, the Nativist Riots of 1844 and the Irish Catholic Benevolent Union. CHRC materials at the Digital
The Other Drexel: Louise Drexel Morrell
...servedly a prominent figure in the history of Catholic Philadelphia. Her sister, Louise Drexel Morrell, deserves her own place in that history. Louise Drexel Morrell Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February
Recap of “To Touch a Saint: Creating a Place for Middle School Students” Grant Program!
...ed, To Touch a Saint: Creating a Place for Middle School Students, brought students, staff, and chaperones to the CHRC for a two-hour plus+ program. Through April and May of 2019, the CHRC, located in Northeast Philadelphia in the former Our Lady of Ransom School, had 572 seventh and eighth