Drexel Beatification
...ous healing of Robert Guntherman from 1974. The boy suffered from an ear inflection which left him deaf and without the inner ear bones. After praying to Katharine Drexel, his bones regenerated and he regained his hearing. At the end of June, 1988, while at the Sisters of the Blessed
Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find
...he name of the newspaper was shortened further to Redpath’s Weekly. This reflected the reduction in the number of illustrations due to rising publication costs. By August 1883, the paper had become more literary and less a vehicle for Irish freedom and social activism with more space devoted to serialized
Black Catholics in Philadelphia and The Journal
...st Hiltermann of Holy Trinity Church had formed for black Catholics, along with the help of others within the Catholic community, most notably Katharine Drexel, purchased the former Fourth Presbyterian Church located on the southwest corner of 12th and Lombard Streets, renaming it St. Peter Claver Church. The church was
The Story of Duffy’s Cut
...as “This file is not desired to leave the office.” He then shared the file with his brother William, a professor of History at Immaculata University. Along with fellow professor John Athes and then-student Earl Schandelmeier, the Watson brothers sought to uncover the story of the laborers. After finding evidence