Religious Archives | Sweat Equity – The Grimsby Homebuilding Co-operative 1953

Father Marrocco and fellow priests blessed each of the 14 homes.

On the completion of their neighbourhood, Father Marrocco and fellow priests blessed the 14 homes of the Family Home Builder Co-operative on Marysfield Dr. near Brampton. With the […]

Father Marrocco and fellow priests blessed each of the 14 homes.

Father Marrocco had inspired the co-op movement in Ontario in 1952, through the work of his students at the Institute of Social Action. By 1955 he was visiting […]

Father Francis Marrocco

Father Marrocco would become a key figure in the Institute of Social Action (ISA) in 1949, inspiring and challenging his students. He was well prepared. He had travelled […]

Father Jimmy Tompkins

This is a portrait of Father Jimmy Tompkins taken in Canso, Nova Scotia circa 1923, where he was posted and lived for 12 years. His Parish included 3 […]

Father O’Brien and Father Sherlock

Father Sherlock (later Bishop) and Father O’Brien (later Monsignor) gathered with small groups in Hamilton to discuss co-op homebuilding. After visiting Marrocco’s flagship co-op building group in Ottawa, […]