Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons
...wn opposition in the United States as expressed by Nast in his cartoons. Next blog will explore part two: Nast’s anti-Catholic cartoons. [1] Fiona Deans Halloran, Thomas Nast: The Father of Modern Political Cartoons, (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2013), 2-3. [2] Vinson, J. Chal. "Thomas
World War One Army Chaplains
...Corps; however, Catholic priests would not be allowed to join until the Mexican-American War of 1846.[1] When the United States entered the war in 1917 there were only a handful of Catholic priests in the armed forces; however, by the end of the war that number grew to over 1,000.[2]
Philadelphia’s First Bishop
...irst bishop on July 22, 1814, at age 53. The See remained vacant for the next six years, until Philadelphia’s second bishop, Henry Conwell, was appointed. Bishop Egan was buried in the cemetery adjoining Old Saint Mary’s Church. His remains were moved in 1869, along with those of Bishop Conwell,
Centennial Exposition
...s celebrations of independence : Centennial Exposition, Sesqui-Centennial Exhibition, Bicentennial Exposition, 1970, P018.474a. [13] The Exhibition,” The Catholic Standard, 1. [14] Discourse of Rt. Rev. John Quinlan, Bishop of Mobile, in the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, July 4th, 1876, (Philadelphia: McLaughlin Brothers, 1876), P001.1592; F. X. Weninger,