World War One Army Chaplains
...line all the time, encouraging and administering to the boys.”[8] For his service Father Wolfe received the Citation Star from General Perishing.[9] After the war Wolfe returned to St. Patrick’s Parish in Philadelphia as well as served as National Chaplain of the American Legion. Father Wolfe also holds
Starting from Scratch: The Story of Msgr. Hawks and St. Joan of Arc Parish
...uch of the area was mills and other industry and most of the families that lived in the area poor so raising funds for building the church would prove an issue. Hawks quickly set up a temporary chapel located in a house with an old store front that could fit
Anti-Catholicism in Jacksonian Philadelphia
...s side of the argument, Hughes started The Catholic Herald, the first long lived diocesan paper in Philadelphia. The newspaper would become the mouthpiece for Bishop Kenrick’s campaign to end Protestant proselytizing in public schools. First issue of The Catholic Herald, January 3, 1833 The nativist riots that occurred in
Serra Club of Philadelphia
...riests through their Ordinati Luncheon and honored altar servers for their service. One of the biggest ventures of Philadelphia club was the “In His Footsteps” pamphlet, a look into life at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary. The collection housed at the Catholic Historical Research Center covers Serra club material from the