Hometown Saint: Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Philadelphia
...inally a German ethnic parish, was converted to serve the needs of the ever-growing African-American population in the area. The sisters would continue to run the school and separate catechetical classes for the years to come. The order also ran a boarding school/orphanage out of their Motherhouse called Holy Providence.
Neumann Canonization
...int Francis. It was not long after his death that calls were being made to open his cause for canonization. In May of 1886, the Diocese of Philadelphia and his order, the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists), held the first session to examine the life of John Neumann
Digital Collections
...ith CHRC, the Digital Library@Villanova has digitized books, papers, and periodicals owned by the American Catholic Historical Society, the majority of which relate to Irish American history. ACHS material can be found here and CHRC Historic Papers can be found here. The Catholic Historical Research Center's oral history program, which
Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home
...the organizations pick the date.[16] The Benedict choice to close on the 5-year anniversary of its opening, December 10, 1946. Over those years, over 1,300,000 servicemen walked through the doors of the Benedict Club into their home away from home.[17] [1] May We Tell You About Benedict Hall, MC78_80.843 [2]