Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...er St. John Fournier and the other sisters arrived, the house they were to live in was completely empty, focusing the sisters to sleep on straw from the stables for the first few days.[6] Soon Bishops Nuemann and Wood visited and helped get the new motherhouse organized. It would be
Jubilees and Holy Years
...for we are firmly anchored in the hope born of grace, which enables us to live in Christ and to overcome sin, fear and death. This hope, which transcends life’s fleeting pleasures and the achievement of our immediate goals, makes us rise above our trials and difficulties, and inspires us
Cardinal Dougherty Jubilee
...hop Gerald O’Hara of Atlanta giving the sermon, all of which was broadcast live by KYW radio. In his homily, Bishop O’Hara said that Dougherty saw the “priesthood as life itself” and that the “Kingdom of God has flourished wherever he set foot.” Halvey_481_001 Halvey_482_001 Successful Celebrations One of
A “petulant girl”?: Josephine Walsh’s diaries
...uld bolt anyhow whether he approved or not, he wrote me a letter that will live in my memory forever. He told me that if I left home – I would be like the woman who tired of one husband and sought another. He told me to be a real