Starting from Scratch: The Story of Msgr. Hawks and St. Joan of Arc Parish
...oners that “we need any man who can drive a nail for this to work.” As was common in the archdiocese, parishes were encouraged to quickly open a school. The first school for St. Joan of Arc had humble beginnings. “On the corner of Frankford road and Atlantic street stood
Parish and School Closing
...Boys and Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls; however, because of community support both remained open. Parish schools would also be affected by the closures, and even parishes that remained open saw their schools close, such as St. Patrick’s in Norristown. Halvey_644J_073 Halvey_440K_072 Protests and Renewals Following the
Temperance Movement
...ere 26 temperance and abstinence societies operating in Philadelphia alone.[2] One of those societies was the Total Abstinence Society, a Catholic organization founded in 1840 by an Augustinian priest named Moriarty. Increasingly Catholic temperance societies become more popular, partly due to the effects of Father Matthew, a priest who helped
Pamphlets
...Pamphlet Collection contains several thousand pamphlets and other printed materials relating to subjects of Catholic interest. There is also ephemeral material such as brochures, event programs, leaflets and newspaper clippings. The material covers a wide range of topics relating to the history of the Catholic Church in the United States