Carmelite Monastery
...mmunity saw the City of Brotherly Love as a new home for the contemplative order. They were accompanied by Mother Beatrix of the Holy Spirit (Camilla Magers), the Prioress of the Boston Carmel. The thought of Philadelphia having a contemplative order had been floated around by Bishop John Neumann, but
Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...d Chestnut Hill College, 1958 Despite only starting with four sisters, the order in Philadelphia quickly started to expand. In fact, soon after arriving they had their first postulant, who was a former worker at St. John’s orphanage.[13] In 1891, the sisters sent a petition to the Vatican to be
Manuscript Collections
...consulted by visiting the Archives. Staff are currently working to create online finding aids. All of these collections are open to researchers. Some smaller collections, including the Fenian Brotherhood papers and materials relating to the Molly Maguires and the Nativist Riots of 1844, have been digitized as part of the
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...ets Parish Histories and Calendars Digital Collections Online Catalog Blog Online Exhibits Slide 5 Current Exhibit: Gift of Finest Wheat The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress Discover the Exhibit Slide 2 Newspaper Collection CHRC holds one of the largest collections of Catholic newspapers in the United States. View