Marian Year

...Lady of the Blessed Sacrament. Halvey_K409_001 Halvey_K409_002   East and West: a unity of Faith The biggest Philadelphia event was the Marian Congress of the Oriental Church held on October 22, 1954. The congress was a joint celebration between the Exarchate of the Byzantine Rite, the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of

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Priest and Rosary Calm Tension – Oral History Interview

...a of the city. We were in North Philly, we were in the suburbs, we were in South Philly, you know, and all I had to do was call them and they’d be there. I remember a guy and he had his fists right up in my nose, like that.

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Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church

...in of China visited Philadelphia.[1] He stayed at St. John’s Rectory, just south of Chinatown, and wanted to address the Chinese population. However, at the time there was only one Catholic Chinese family in the entire area.[2] In response to this and under the guidance of the Sisters of the

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Last Days of the Union

...11 marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. The state of South Carolina seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860. In apparent response to this news, Reverend Joseph Cullen from St. Bridget's Parish recorded a brief yet profound statement in the church marriage register. Dated

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