Monsignor Francis X. Meehan
...ral career in academia, teaching at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Immaculata College, La Salle University, and The Catholic University of America. Father Meehan was not the only child called to serve the Lord. Two of his brothers, James and Joseph, entered the priesthood before him. James was ordained in 1950
Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...e congregation with their own rules. This was approved in 1896, with their new constitution laying out that humility and clarity would be the spirit driving their congregation.[14] By 1910, the order had grown substantially to over 700 nuns, novices, and postulants and to over 1300 by 1998.[15] Their educational
Medical Mission Sisters
...er 35,000 patients and assisted in 641 births.[10] Furthermore, while in many places the sisters were not allowed to actively proselytize, they were instructed by Mother Dengal to “teach by example."[11] By doing so the sisters were able to convert many to Catholicism, baptizing 561 in Rawalpindi in the year
Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church
...provided community programming including a free health clinic and English language classes to all members of the Chinatown community.[11] The school, open to both the Catholic and non-Catholic communities, offers both American and Chinese education, with English, Mandarin, and Cantonese being taught. [12] Having recently celebrated its 75th anniversary, Holy