Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...h their new constitution laying out that humility and clarity would be the spirit driving their congregation.[14] By 1910, the order had grown substantially to over 700 nuns, novices, and postulants and to over 1300 by 1998.[15] Their educational ministry expanded from 42 parish schools and two high schools in
Medical Mission Sisters
...with Members Who Love One Another,” https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/simply-spirit/becoming-worldwide-church-members-who-love-one-another. [5] Reher,"Denis J. Dougherty and Anna M. Dengel," 23. [6] ibid., 23. [7] “History,” Medical Missions Sisters. [8] Francis P. Goodall, "The Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries of Philadelphia: Twenty-five Years of Pioneering." Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia 61,
41st International Eucharistic Congress
...y” was approved by Pope Paul VI. The goal was to examine both physical and spiritual hungers.[2] Over the course of the eight days there would be liturgies and lectures exploring the understanding of the Eucharist. Each day of the Congress focused on a different kind of hunger, such as
Eucharistic Congress
...to 1881, when a one day congress was held in Lille, France and attended by 800 people. The event in Philadelphia would last for a week and be attended by over 1,500,000 people including 44 Cardinals and 417 Bishops from around the world. Halvey_A429_001 Halvey_A429_052 Halvey_A429_054 Halvey_A429_056 Hungers and