Misericordia Hospital
....[6] Dedication of the Misericordia Hospital, 1918 https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/6863 The Hospital was dedicated on June 9, 1918 by Bishop McCort, who declared that “on this glorious day, the dreams of years are realized and sacrifices untold have their reward.[7] Unfortunately, neither Mother Patricia nor Archbishop Prendergast would live to see the
Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church
...inal Thomas Tien Ken-sin at Holy Redeemer Church,” https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/6971 However, it was at this that time the existence of Holy Redeemer was threatened by city plans for the creation of the Vine Street Expressway. The parish's 25th anniversary book shows the community was preparing for the destruction of the church
Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute
...tute, 02/10/1868, MC26 F2 Constitution and Bylaws; https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8290. [2] Letter to Father Connery from Francis Burns, 7/7/1950, MC78_80.3436 [3] “Philopatrian Literary Institute 90 Years Old,” Catholic Standard and Times, 12/6/1940, 9. [4] Highlights from the 100 Year History of the Philopatrians, (Philadelphia: Jefferies & Manz, 1950). P018.376, 18. [5] CS&T,
An “Un-American Invention”?: Catholics and the Issue of Prohibition
Catholics and Prohibition, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8102 The 18th Amendment which outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol was ratified on January 16, 1919. The amendment was passed with the belief that by banning alcohol many of the negative aspects associated with drunkenness would be removed from society. For this reason, many