Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute
...rs Old,” Catholic Standard and Times, 12/6/1940, 9. [4] Highlights from the 100 Year History of the Philopatrians, (Philadelphia: Jefferies & Manz, 1950). P018.376, 18. [5] CS&T, Dec 15, 1950, 14 [6] Highlights, P018.376, 21. [7] New Year’s Greetings: To His Eminence, Dennis Cardinal Dougherty and report on the activities
Hometown Saint: Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Philadelphia
...habit of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (SBS). Ultimately, more than 100 SBS educational intuitions, including Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, would be founded across 23 states and 3 countries. Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Being from Philadelphia and having the order’s Motherhouse located right outside the
Centenarian Priest Speaks of Bells and Prayer – Oral History Interview
...rles Monaghan, the oldest priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, turned 100 on March 31, 2015. In a 2007 taped interview, Msgr. Monaghan spoke of his earliest desire to be a priest, which came in the form of bells at Ascension of Our Lord Church. Click the link below to
Jubilees and Holy Years
...lee was instituted by Pope Boniface VIII in 1300. Initially occurring every 100 years, the tradition was shortened to every 25 years, starting with the Jubilee of 1450. The last ordinary jubilee was the Great Jubilee of 2000, which also happened to celebrate 2,000 years since the birth of Jesus