Our Lady of Czestochowa Dedication
...e of Philadelphia dates back to 1951, when Father Michael Zembrzusk of the Order of St. Paul the First Hermit (Pauline Fathers), arrived from Poland. In 1953, he received permission to establish a monetary and shrine in Doylestown. Two years later, a small barn chapel was dedicated to Our Lady
Starting from Scratch: The Story of Msgr. Hawks and St. Joan of Arc Parish
...he sidewalk that many passersby thought that a tragedy had taken place. In order to preserve a moral unity in the congregation, the electric bells throughout the house were rung at the various parts of the service, and the priest who was not officiating stood in the hall and recited
Newman Centers
...t of the Catholic hierarchy, these Newman Center were vitally important in order to “safeguard their [the students’] Catholic devotion and establish means to keep alive in their souls their priceless Catholic heritage.”[13] Indeed, the importance of providing strong Catholic spiritual and educational support to students at secular colleges, led
Building of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
...ot be done for years to come, James Frederick Wood, then coadjutor bishop, ordered the building of a chapel that parishioners could use in order to maintain a sense of community.[10] When Wood, became bishop in 1860, he decided to allow for loans to pay to finish the Cathedral. With