National Council of Catholic Women

...its affiliated groups on topics from how to organize a study clubs to the promoting of education through PTAs.[7] They also operated a social service school out of Catholic University and during the 1930s and 1940s had a special focus on youth movements and leadership through a weekly radio broadcast.[8]

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FAQ

...ters: 1823-1878; Funeral Registers: 1856-1874; Death Registers: 1837-1856 (Lists cause of death) Back to top Q: Do you have school records? A: Although CHRC has some administrative materials concerning Archdiocesan schools as well as information regarding the history of some educational institutions, CHRC in general does not have school records.

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Historic Resting Place for Famous and Faithful

...se last name was never recorded. According to Catholic historian and journalist Martin I.J. Griffin, Katrina moved to Philadelphia from Lancaster to receive the ministry of the Jesuit Father Ferdinand Farmer. She worked as a servant of an innkeeper in Philadelphia. Katrina survived the yellow fever epidemic that ravaged the

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Christmas

...ng Gifts,” December 18, 1969 The obsession of purchasing presents for Christmas has caused shoppers to trample over others in order to get to the next sale. Knudsen, “At the Bottom of Your Christmas List,” December 9, 1971 Knudsen highlights the need to refocus the attention of the holiday and

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