Bishop Francis Kenrick and His Journals
...tten in English or Latin, which was the primary language of correspondence used by clergy during this time period. In his journal, Kenrick alternated between drafting long letters to fellow clergymen and jotting down short descriptions of letters written elsewhere; however, the inclusion of dates and the repeat appearance of
Medical Mission Sisters
...iety of Philadelphia 101, no. 1/2 (1990): 22. [3] Lou Baldwin, “At Motherhouse in Fox Chase: Medical Mission Sisters Celebrate 70 years,” http://catholicphilly.com/2009/10/news/at-motherhouse-in-fox-chase-medical-mission-sisters-celebrate-70-years/. [4] Christine Schenk, “Becoming a Worldwide Church with Members Who Love One Another,” https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/simply-spirit/becoming-worldwide-church-members-who-love-one-another. [5] Reher,"D...
American Federation of Catholic Societies
...control the lay societies that would become affiliated with it but rather use its resources to advocate for Catholic positions, particularly to the various federal and state governments. However, this ran the risk of the Federation becoming too political, which led to the constitution of the group declaring that it
Mary Brackett Willcox papers, 1807-1864 (MC 10)
...ecial interest to Mary. From an old established Puritan family from Massachusetts, she converted to Catholicism after marrying into the Willcox family. The correspondence also documents the Vincentians’ work in the Philadelphia diocese and in other parts of the country; and relates to the Willcox family. Besides correspondence, the collection