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...d material on Catholic institutions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Maryland and Washington, D.C. A variety of types of institutions are included, especially hospitals, orphanages, and colleges. Associations & Institutions Pamphlets Contains several thousand pamphlets and other printed materials relating to subjects of Catholic interest. Newspapers CHRC
A “petulant girl”?: Josephine Walsh’s diaries
...ested in the lives of wealthy women, or more specifically Catholic women, around the turn of the 20th century. These papers also document certain views that were held during this time period about women and a woman's "proper place." Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March
Mary Brackett Willcox and Catholicism in the Suburbs
...hrc-phila.org/items/show/8649 After her conversion, she fully embraced her new faith. Every summer, Mary and James invited Kenrick, other priests, and seminarians to spend time at their home.[7] Over time she would develop special relationships with the seminarians to the point that in letters they began referring to her as “Ma”
Monsignor Francis X. Meehan
...g his time as pastor, a new parish center was built in 1991, followed by a new church in 2005. Additionally, Monsignor Meehan expanded lay ministries and groups, establishing a Men’s Bible Study and Evangelization Committee, to name a few. Monsignor Meehan would remain here until 2007, when he retired.