Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
...e move from State Senator McCreesh and Democratic Committee Chairman John Kelly (Princess Grace Kelly’s father).[5] One major concern of Dougherty’s was that other bishops were not joining him in the total ban. Rather places like the Archdiocese of St. Paul were publishing white lists, movies that they deemed Catholics
Pilgrimage of Hope
...she traveled to Jerusalem to build churches at holy sites and bring back relics related to Christ's Passion. These relics include thorns from the Crown of Thorns, fragments of the True Cross, and nails from the Crucifixion. Here is also the Titulis Crucis, the sign that was hung on Jesus'
Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons
...anti-immigrant feelings that were held by many in the United States. Such beliefs were developed in the wake of riots and other violent episodes that many saw as a sign that the Irish were incompatible with the ideals of the nation. Indeed, nativism arose due to the fear that the
Friendly and Adopted Sons
..., Bylaws, etc. of the Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland, Philadelphia, 1859, AC119. [10] Hood, A Brief Account, P001.0487 [11] 116th Annual Banquet of the Hibernian Society Banquet Programs: 1887, AC 119; 126th Annual Banquet of the Hibernian Society Banquet Programs: 1887, AC 119; the Society
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