American Czestochowa
...da, Father Zembrzuski wanted to find a way to strengthen and revive polish spirit and pride. In 1953, after receiving permission from the Holy See, he bought land near Doylestown, and turned the houses on the property into living quarters for monks and the barn into a temporary shrine while
Influenza Pandemic and the Sisters
...d unable to care for the inflected. Many patients credited the sisters for helping them pull through and the medical staff would comment that they could “see the change there is in this place since the Sisters came.”[11] After the epidemic had subsided, government officials praised the work of the
The Story of Duffy’s Cut
...to those of Irish descent, even though several Irishmen were essential in helping create the new nation, such as Thomas Fitzsimmons and Commodore John Barry. Ireland, under British rule, was not the best place for Catholics. Protestants got the better jobs, while Catholics were poorly treated, often not allowed to
41st International Eucharistic Congress
...y” was approved by Pope Paul VI. The goal was to examine both physical and spiritual hungers.[2] Over the course of the eight days there would be liturgies and lectures exploring the understanding of the Eucharist. Each day of the Congress focused on a different kind of hunger, such as