Alliance of Catholic Women
...mes for them.[3] During the Great Depression, Queen of Peace House also operated as a soup kitchen, giving out on average 700 meals a month.[4] Unfortunately, the high costs of running the shelter led to is closing in 1946.[5] Another notable part of the Alliance was its focus on education.
Misericordia Hospital
...ued to expand and would add two more wings over the years, bring the total number of beds to 400 by 1968.[12] The Nursed Record of the First Graduating Class of the Misericordia Hospital (Philadelphia 1921), 32. An important component of Misericordia hospital was its use as a teaching center
Liturgical Week
...nited States, it was still an unusual sight. While the Mass was still celebrated in Latin, all the lectures and discussions focused on how the Mass of the future would look. The 1963 Liturgical Week proved to be the most successful up to that time with over 20,000 people attending
St. Peter Claver
...1906.[12] Eventually, the parish became the mother church for the growing number of Black Catholic churches in the city. The church would continue to play an important part in the lives of Black Catholics until its closure in 1985.[13] Despite the church’s closure, the spirit of the parish lived on