Medical Mission Sisters
...stan as well as opened missions in Holland, Indonesia, the Gold Coast, and New Mexico.[8] Indeed, by 1950 there were over 300 sisters serving in 16 different locations around the world.[9] In the year 1944 at Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan for instance, the sisters treated over 35,000 patients
Mary Brackett Willcox and Catholicism in the Suburbs
...ater in 1842 she would be confirmed by Bishop Kenrick, who would become a close friend to Mary.[6] Letter to from to Mary Brackett Willcox Alexander Frasi, C.M., November 03, 1843, omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8649 After her conversion, she fully embraced her new faith. Every summer, Mary and James invited Kenrick, other priests,
A Philadelphia Artist
...f to have him hired to paint a marine subject for one of the panels in the new extensions of the U.S. Capitol building. Letter from John S. Meehan to W.A.K. Martin, February 2, 1857 Although Meehan urged Martin to begin work on the project in order to provide members
Higher, Faster, Stronger: The Olympics
...hool. Drafted in 1996, he spent all 20 years of his career playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. In 2008 and 2012, Kobe was named to the Men’s Basketball Team, helping to bring home a gold medal both times. Kobe Bryant stands ready to shoot a free throw. Image is