On the rainy morning of October 1, 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized Mother Katharine Drexel. Born into a wealthy Philadelphia family, Drexel bucked society and

During the nineteenth century, white Americans sought the cultural transformation and physical displacement of Native people. Though this process was certainly

The epic life story of the Native American holy man who has inspired millions around the world

Although Katharine Drexel has been the subject of several biographies, they have tended to treat her as a perfect human being whom the Church later transformed