Monsignor Hugh J. Nolan
...er the years. For ten years, starting in 1945, he served as editor for the American Catholic Historical Society. In addition, Reverend Nolan contributed biographies of Bishop Kenrick and Cardinal Dennis Dougherty for The History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, published in 1976 for the American Bicentennial. On the parish
Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
...on the movie industry. In June of 1934, the Motion Picture Association of American agreed to stronger self-censorship and created the Production Code Administration, headed by Catholic layman, Joseph Breen.[9] Another effect of the boycott was the growth in power of the Legion of Decency, a Catholic organization which reviewed
Victory Mass
...the war effort. Furthermore, it connected Catholicism and patriotism in a new way as it framed the war as one needed to defend Western civilization against the aggression and destruction of Nazi Germany. https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/6875 For more on the Victory Mass visit the archives for our scrapbook collection, which has numerous
Cardinal Dougherty and His Golden Jubilee
...evel. From the time he took over to his Jubilee in 1940, Dougherty built 7 new diocesan high schools and 120 parish schools, expanded the Seminary, and encouraged the building of numerous schools and colleges by religious orders.[8] Due to these efforts and the establishing of over 100 new parishes,