Priest and Rosary Calm Tension – Oral History Interview

...ow, we could call on to do this anywhere. And we were in every area of the city. We were in North Philly, we were in the suburbs, we were in South Philly, you know, and all I had to do was call them and they’d be there. I remember

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CORDUM

...phia relative to continuing and even expanding the apostolate in the inner-city areas. The work of CORDUM was guided by various documents, most of which came from the Second Vatican Council, such as Gaudium et Spes (The Church in the Modern World), Apostolicam Actuositatem (Apostolate of the Laity), and Ad

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Ann Mattingly’s Miracle Cure

...elative to the Wonderful Cure of Mrs. Ann Mattingly, Which to place in the City of Washington, D.C. on the tenth of March, 1824. Washington, D.C.: James Wilson, 1824. Print. More reading found in: http://www.mrsmattinglysmiracle.com/ Archives Archives Select Month June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 December 2024 October

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The Day the Bronx Bomber Played in Kensington

...nsion Catholic Club was in serious financial trouble. The club had built a new field at I and Tioga Sts. and was deeply in debt. Father William Casey, pastor of Ascension, was desperately seeking some way to defray the cost. An avid baseball fan, Father Casey was the unofficial chaplain

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