Gregory XVI approved the order October 2, 1831 under the title of Oblate Sisters of Providence. At present the sisters conduct schools and orphanages at Baltimore, Washington, Leaven-worth, St. Louis, Normandy (Mo.), and 4 houses in Cuba, 2 in Havana, 1 in Santa Clara, 1 in Cardenas....
In 1850 at the request of Bishop O'Reilly of Pittsburg, the sisters opened a school in Providence, Rhode Island. This state was considered the most bitter opponent of Catholicism in the Union, and the most bitter people in the state were thought to be concentrated in its capital; ...
Due to God’s amazing providence, Mary Grace and I (my childhood friend who I mention in my memoir in Chapter 7 titled Taking it One Day at a Time and who I blogged about yesterday) are alive today. She is the little girl pictured next to my sister in a blue dress. You see Mary...
Property—Community Property and Joint Tenancy: Creating Surviorship Rights in Washington—In re Estate of Olson, 87 Wn. 2d 855, 577 P.2d 302 (1976) This note presents two analyses of the Olson decision. Under the first analysis, the amended Initiative is interpreted to require a writing exe...