Parish and School Closing
...ey were a necessity that secured the financial stability of the Archdiocese for the future. They also led to a new beginning – when Blessed Katharine Drexel in Chester had its first Mass on July 1, 1993, the church was filled to capacity as parishioners began a new era. Halvey_670J_056
Irish Catholics and Secret Societies
...er action.[4] Division within led to two more failed invasions of Canada in 1870 and 1871.[5] Thanks to the collections of theAmerican Catholic Historical Society, we have the correspondence of the Fenians’ treasurer, Francis Gallagher, which documents the planning for the second invasion and the concern among most of the
American Czestochowa
...ealized when a solemn procession was led to nearby Beacon Hill on September 17, 1963. A year later, Cardinal Krol preside over a groundbreaking ceremony on the feast of our Lady of Chestochowa. The goal of the Pauline Fathers was to have the new Shrine completed by 1966: the millennium
Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...nniversary of the foundation of our Congregation at Le Puy, France, October 15, 1650. [4] P019.154: Constitutions of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia, 1939 [5] IC117: Glimpses of the Past: A Jubilee Sketch of Mt. St. Joseph, Chestnut Hill, 1858-1908 [6] P008.067 Elizabeth de Sales