Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church
...Yu Pin of China visited Philadelphia.[1] He stayed at St. John’s Rectory, just south of Chinatown, and wanted to address the Chinese population. However, at the time there was only one Catholic Chinese family in the entire area.[2] In response to this and under the guidance of the Sisters of
“An Appeal to Truth”
...ns, we are calumniating the German army, or, if the military authority had just reasons for commanding or permitting those acts which we call criminal, it is to the honour and the national interest of Germany to confute us.” (9) Additionally, this statement places the German Bishops in a precarious
Victory Mass
...rames the war not simply as defending against an aggressor but rather as a just war preventing the destruction of humanity. SB-36; CHRC After Dougherty gave his speech, he was followed by Most Reverend Hugh Lamb, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, who echoed Dougherty’s sentiment by stating that “we have gathered
The Other Drexel: Louise Drexel Morrell
...from God and would spend her days answering correspondence from the large number of charities she helped support and overseeing the affairs of St. Joseph’s and St. Emma’s Industrial Schools. When not working she would toil in her greenhouse or walk the grounds of her estate. During the depression she