CORDUM
...ch community were conducted in five geographical areas of the city (North, South, West, Germantown and Southwest). Forty parishes were observed in this study. The findings were published in the Spring of 1975 containing six chapters: Worship, Evangelization, Education, Structure and Personnel, Witness and Service, and Finance. Areas that were
The Other Drexel: Louise Drexel Morrell
...In 1892, as an offshoot of St. Francis, Louise established the Drexmoor on South 9th Street as a home for boys who had graduated from St. Francis and were working in the city. In 1914, the Drexmoor was given to the Salesian’s of Don Bosco. Louise then became the major
Philadelphia’s Third Archbishop
...ools were erected, especially ethnic parishes for the increasing number of southern Italian and Eastern European immigrants. Three Italian parishes in the city alone, including St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Our Lady of Pompeii, and Our Lady of Consolation, were established during Prendergast’s brief tenure. St. Nicholas of Tolentine Several
Elevation of Cardinal Dougherty
...Cardinal arrived back in Philadelphia: Broad Street from Logan to extreme South Philadelphia was an avenue of light and color and vibrant with an enthusiasm, the like of which the city had never seen before. Tens of thousands of American flags were held aloft in tireless hands or flung from