Eden Hall
...om Saint Catharine’s grade school recited the rosary, the students of the Academy sang In Paradiso, and the Religious stood with lighted candles in front of their building. For 122 years, Eden Hall stood to educate girls from around the world. However, due to financial troubles, the school and convent
Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress
...on the City of Philadelphia and the Catholic Church. The 41st IEC brought Catholics together from around the world to celebrate and discuss a theme connected to the Eucharist. The theme of the 41st IEC was “The Eucharist and the Hungers of the Human Family” with the goal of examining
Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find
...g on social conditions in that country. Though born in Scotland, Redpath became interested in uncovering the causes of the famine that had swept Ireland in the late 1870’s. The Tribune agreed to his proposal and during 1880 and 1881, Redpath made three trips to Ireland, sponsored in part by