Ann Mattingly’s Miracle Cure

...“she could distinctly feel a small lump at that spot, about the size of a pigeon’s egg.” Doctors failed at relieving the pain, and in 1818 Mattingly “was seized with a violent puking” which continued for days. After this, she was unable to leave her bed for months, though she

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A Brief History of the Growing Pains of the Church in Philadelphia

...] [1] Thomas Hughes, History of the Society of Jesus in North America vol. II, (London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1908) 473; Archdiocese of Philadelphia Catholic Directory, (Philadelphia: CatholicPhilly.com, 2018). [2] Archdiocese of Philadelphia Catholic Directory, (Philadelphia: CatholicPhilly.com, 2018). [3]John Gilmary Shea, Life and Times of the Most Rev. John

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Medical Mission Sisters

...around the world.[9] In the year 1944 at Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan for instance, the sisters treated over 35,000 patients and assisted in 641 births.[10] Furthermore, while in many places the sisters were not allowed to actively proselytize, they were instructed by Mother Dengal to “teach by example."[11]

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FAQ

...tion from off-site? Q: Have any of the materials from the collection been digitized? Q: What is a finding aid? Q: What genealogical services does CHRC offer? Q: Do you have school records? Q: Do you have orphanage records? Q: Is The Catholic Standard and Times, or any other newspaper

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