Parish and School Closing
...r Catholic identity. While the closures were painful and highlighted the end of the Golden Age of Catholicism in the city, they were a necessity that secured the financial stability of the Archdiocese for the future. They also led to a new beginning – when Blessed Katharine Drexel in Chester
Archbishop Ryan
...ter men and better citizens.”[8] Furthermore, Ryan even made it a rule for new parishes that a school had to be built before construction on the church could begin.[9] This was because Ryan believed without a strong base of Catholic education, the parish’s future would not be sustainable. Archbishop Ryan
American Czestochowa
...Michael Zembrzuski, OSPPE at the dedication of the Shrine, 10/16/1966 As news of the Shrine quickly spread, the barn was becoming too small for the large number of pilgrims. The vision of a larger Shrine was realized when a solemn procession was led to nearby Beacon Hill on September
Eden Hall
...three other women consecrated themselves to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The new order's charism would be the education of girls, with Mother Barat declaring "how seldom are valiant women to be found! The Bible says that they are more precious than pearls and diamonds. Let us, then, labor with