Tag: Sisters of the Holy Family

  • To a Dark Girl North StarLouisiana Public BroadcastingSource: Louisiana Digital Media Archive1985 Contributors: Genevieve Stewart, Host Sister Barbara Marie, Interviewee Leslie Williams, Interviewee Michelle Diaz, Interviewee This episode of the series “North Star” from 1985 focuses on two intertwined stories related to the history of New Orleans in the 19th century: the quadroon balls held…

  • Now, 175 years after she founded the order, Delille stands at the doorstep of sainthood. If canonized, she will become the first New Orleanian, and the first U.S.-born black person, to be recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.