Eden Hall
...el. During the summers, the Drexel children attended daily Mass at the chapel. Masses would be said by Rev. James O’ Connor, pastor of the nearby Saint Dominic’s. When he was appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Nebraska Territory in 1876, the Drexel family would visit him occasionally. It was during
St. Peter Claver
...hurch in France and the statues were imported from Italy.[10] In 1903, new electrical lights in the shape of stars were installed and two gold crowns were made to adorn the statues of Jesus and Mary.[11] As St. Peter Claver’s grew, a new school was needed, which was dedicated in
Drexel Beatification
...the joyous occasion. While Halvey did not travel to Rome, he was in Philadelphia for the Mass of Thanksgiving held on December 4, 1988, at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Bevilacqua and Krol were both celebrants at the Mass and Archbishop Eugene Marino, the first black Archbishop
Blog
...nces. The journal with which I worked offers insights into Kenrick’s personal relationships with other clerical officials, while his visitation journal details his travels throughout Pennsylvania and reveals him to be a man deeply interested in the spiritual well-being of the Catholics living in his diocese. Centenarian Priest Speaks of