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Title: St Katharine Drexel (1858-1955) Post by: eschator83 on March 03, 2021, 10:39:06 AM St Katharine and her nuns founded 90 mission centers and many schools for minorities. Today is her feast day, may she pray for us.
Title: Re: St Katharine Drexel (1858-1955) Post by: CyrilSebastian on March 04, 2021, 07:33:26 PM It was informative to learn that Katharine's stepmother was Emma Bouvier. She was an aunt of John Vernou Bouvier Jr. Title: Re: St Katharine Drexel (1858-1955) Post by: CyrilSebastian on September 21, 2021, 07:01:49 PM Mother Katharine, ten novices and three postulants temporarily used the Drexel summer home until the Mother house in Cornwall Heights was ready for occupancy. Title: Re: St Katharine Drexel (1858-1955) Post by: eschator83 on September 24, 2021, 11:51:22 AM St Katharine founded the first US university for black students, Xavier University in New Orleans. I pray she will pray for us to better understand whether the modern increase in voluntary segregation is beneficial or harmful. and should be supported or opposed by law.
Title: Re: St Katharine Drexel (1858-1955) Post by: CyrilSebastian on October 04, 2022, 06:36:11 PM Father Joseph O'Connor, a Philadelphia priest provided Katharine with wonderful spiritual direction. |