Starting from Scratch: The Story of Msgr. Hawks and St. Joan of Arc Parish
...electric bells throughout the house were rung at the various parts of the service, and the priest who was not officiating stood in the hall and recited the Mass in English. The gospel and the notices were read on each floor.” The chapel moved to June 27, 1920 to an
Serra Club of Philadelphia
...riests through their Ordinati Luncheon and honored altar servers for their service. One of the biggest ventures of Philadelphia club was the “In His Footsteps” pamphlet, a look into life at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary. The collection housed at the Catholic Historical Research Center covers Serra club material from the
A lengthy and active military career
...last in a long line of assignments that came during his almost 50 years of service. O'Reilly certainly did not experience many dull moments during his career as it coincided with several national and international wars and conflicts. O'Reilly's career began in 1862 when he interrupted his medical studies at
Parish Mapping Project
...he parishes in 1891 instead of 1871). We worked with the Office for Parish Service and Support to first obtain the data on what the parishes boundaries look like now. From there, we began the process of going through the primary sources to see how those boundaries have changed over