Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...hiladelphia because it was on that day after weeks of traveling across the country from St. Louis, the Sisters of St. Joseph arrived to take control of St. John’s Orphanage.[1] Bishop Kenrick had learned of the Sisters when visiting his brother who was Bishop of St. Louis. After pleading with
Eden Hall
...ro), later by the Cowperthwait family, and was situated not far from other country estates along the Delaware River. In addition to a school and convent, the Sisters also had their own laundry facilities, a working farm and orchard, and an ice house, as they were semi-cloistered. On Convent Lane,
American Czestochowa
.... Johnson. In his speech, Mr. Johnson praised Polish contributions to this country and called for closer cooperation today in trade and cultural areas with the present Polish Government. “We have not forgotten your friends and relatives in Poland,” the President said. “We have not forgotten the traditional bonds that
Catholic Interracial Council
...arge, S.J.[1] LaFarge hoped that local chapters would be opened across the country to meet the needs of each individual diocese. This grassroots style structure would then work within the Catholic Church to achieve social justice.[2] The first such group in Philadelphia was founded three years later in 1937 also