American Federation of Catholic Societies

...bly be any objection to the Federation, since its objects are … to make us better men and better citizens.[8] In 1904, there were 39 states that were affiliated with the AFCS with a total of 1.5 million people and the local PA branch had about 160 societies associated.[9] The

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Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute

...e Cooperative was to take the bulk foodstuff and have it canned for future use to further help Catholic intuitions save money. The plan was so successful that it continued through the 1940s and into the 1950s.[11] Squash court at in the Stotesbury Mansion, 03/03/1987, 505E During the 20th century,

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The Bishop’s Bank

...own as the "Bishop's Bank", it was managed by Mark Antony Frenaye, a Philadelphia Catholic businessman who served for many years as the financier and treasurer of the Diocese of Philadelphia. Mark Antony Frenaye, n.d. The rules of the bank for conducting business are written in the front of the

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TV and Radio

...perative amongst the dioceses dated back to 1967 when Cardinal Krol was developing guidelines for hiring a Director of TV and Radio, with the hopes to counter the secularism and materialism rampant in mass media.[3] The struggle was trying to produce programs that would appeal to the public and not

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