The Story of Duffy’s Cut

Metal sign that was hung over the 1909 stone wall, Girkin collection With this month being Irish History Month, we want to share a story that belongs to both Irish and American history: the story of Duffy’s Cut. Being an alumnus of Immaculata University and a member of the Duffy's

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Recap of “To Touch a Saint: Creating a Place for Middle School Students” Grant Program!

...aff for research help and/or return to the CHRC. The Archdiocesan Educational Fund awarded the CHRC with a grant in the amount of $31,196 for the 2018/2019 academic/fiscal year. The grant, To Touch a Saint: Creating a Place for Middle School Students, funded a Catholic archival learning program for seventh

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Black Catholics in Philadelphia and The Journal

...associated with the founding of the new parish, devoted its coverage to local and national news relating to black Catholics as well as news about black issues in the United States. It also covered news concerning St. Peter Claver. The top of the newspaper's title page read “The Catholic Church

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Alliance of Catholic Women

...ning the shelter led to is closing in 1946.[5] Another notable part of the Alliance was its focus on education. This took on a number of different forms over the years. In 1920 with its first major program, the ACW established an endowment to fund scholarships to the Woman's Medical

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