World War One Army Chaplains

...hing.[9]     After the war Wolfe returned to St. Patrick’s Parish in Philadelphia as well as served as National Chaplain of the American Legion. Father Wolfe also holds the destination for being that first American priest to preach a sermon at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris for

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Pilgrimage of Hope

...she traveled to Jerusalem to build churches at holy sites and bring back relics related to Christ's Passion. These relics include thorns from the Crown of Thorns, fragments of the True Cross, and nails from the Crucifixion. Here is also the Titulis Crucis, the sign that was hung on Jesus'

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Collection Development Policy

...ouses the collections of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, as well as some records from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. ACHS records include printed, visual, and ephemeral materials that document institutions, associations, societies, religious orders, and parishes located within the Archdiocese as well as those of other dioceses located

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Parish Histories and Calendars

...g parish history research. Fr. Michetti blesses those being sent off to fight during WWI, St. Donato, 1917 Sisters of Nazareth members serving St. Hedwig's Parish, Philadelphia, 1957 Casa del Carmen summer school outing, St. Malachy, 1963 Baseball team, St. Patrick, Norristown, 1931...

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