Drexel Beatification

...amine all of Katharine Drexel’s writings and interview as many people who knew her as possible. On January 26, 1987, she was declared venerable, meaning heroic virtue in life had been proven. Halvey_667A_004 Halvey_667A_035 Halvey_667A_010 Halvey_667A_012   Miracles The next step for Beatification was the approval of a miracle. This

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Education

...Tilden’s “Wolf at the Door, Gaunt and Hungry.” Don’t let him in,” September 16, 1876 Here a wolf with a papal and Democratic Party collar is trying to force its way into a school room as the children barricade the door. In the background of the cartoon, Uncle Sam can

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Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia

...any are in poor condition. 1849: Jan. 13. 1851: May 3; Sept. 20; Dec. 13. 1852: Apr. 30; Sept. 4, 25; Nov. 13. 1853: May 21; Jun. 18, 25; Jul. 2; Sept.. 3, 17, 24; Oct. 15; Dec. 24, 31. 1854: Feb. 11; Apr. 1, 8, 29; Jun. 3, 17,

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Centenarian Priest Speaks of Bells and Prayer – Oral History Interview

...? And I said I would like to do that.” Msgr. Monahan was quoted in an April 14, 2015 article in The Philadelphia Inquirer as saying "I'm totally inactive, except for my prayers." He mentioned in a 2007 taped interview that learning to improve prayer life is a key challenge

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