Monsignor Hugh J. Nolan
...954, Reverend Nolan would serve as professor and the Theology Department Chair of Immaculata College. At the same time, he taught part-time at several local colleges, such as La Salle College, Rosemont College, and Villanova University. Reverend Nolan made many scholarly contributions over the years. For ten years, starting in
Interesting film history finds in the Parish Calendar collection
...parish, and more broadly, Catholic life during the first half of the 20th century. As someone with an interest in film, I actually came across some intriguing film history finds finds while going through this collection. This article entitled "Faith of an Actress" is from St. Cyril's (East Lansdowne, Pa.)
Medical Mission Sisters
...a.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7369 Now that the Medical Mission Sisters were officially recognized, they began to grow quickly in both membership and service locations. The sisters built more hospitals in India and Pakistan as well as opened missions in Holland, Indonesia, the Gold Coast, and New Mexico.[8] Indeed, by 1950 there were over
Irish Catholics and Secret Societies
...heless, during the 1800s there were two major organizations that attracted numbers of Irish Catholics: the Fenian Brotherhood and the Molly Maguires. The Fenian Brotherhood was founded in 1858 as a national movement for the liberation of Ireland from English rule.[1] The Molly Maguires were likely founded in 1863 and