Cardinal Dougherty Jubilee
...1940. Over 160,000 people packed Municipal Stadium (later JFK Stadium) in South Philadelphia to celebrate it. Dennis Joseph Dougherty Planning the Jubilee Dougherty’s Golden Jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood was seen as a way to honor his work in expanding the Catholic Church, as well as celebrating
CORDUM
...in five geographical areas of the city (North, South, West, Germantown and Southwest). Forty parishes were observed in this study. The findings were published in the Spring of 1975 containing six chapters: Worship, Evangelization, Education, Structure and Personnel, Witness and Service, and Finance. Areas that were looked at include the
Bartholomew F. Fair papers, 1906-1966 (MC 24)
...tor. He supervised the move of the ACHS to its present headquarters at 263 South Fourth Street and was also responsible for moving the Society’s collection to its present location at St. Charles Seminary. This collection contains correspondence and writings, including Fair’s dissertation, as well as other miscellaneous materials. Some
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.