Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...a day of great joy for the Diocese of Philadelphia because it was on that day after weeks of traveling across the country from St. Louis, the Sisters of St. Joseph arrived to take control of St. John’s Orphanage.[1] Bishop Kenrick had learned of the Sisters when visiting his brother
Pilgrimage of Hope
...ggling with faith in the modern world. Later his month, on Divine Mercy Sunday (April 27th), Carlo is set to be canonized, making him the first Millennial Saint. Recently, in 2023 during the Archdiocesan Eucharistic Congress, Carlo's mother Antonia spoke near the end of the day-long event. She remarked how
Daughters of Charity Nursed Wounded Civil War Soldiers at West Philadelphia hospital
...the greatest number of deaths in any one month, averaging at least one per day. In just one year, patients consumed more than 800,000 pounds of bread, 16,000 pounds of butter and 334,000 quarts of milk. During the war, more than 100 Daughters of Charity passed through the doors of