Parish Histories and Calendars
...dars for over three hundred parishes. The date range for most is from about 1920 to 1955. Most of the calendars are those from parishes currently located within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Others are from parishes located in surrounding dioceses. The Parish Calendars are similar to current parish bulletins in
Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
...such places.[7] Nevertheless, support continued to wane so much so that by 1938 people would write to Dougherty asking if the boycott was still in effect since they heard so little about it and local priests were giving conflicting instructions.[8] In fact, Dougherty never officially ended the boycott, so it
Saint John Neumann and the Forty Hours Devotion
...Diocesan schedule of the Forty Hours Devotion, The Catholic Herald, June 2, 1853 The first celebration of the Forty Hours Devotion took place on May 26, 1853, the Feast of Corpus Christi. The location was Saint Philip Neri Church in Southwark, named after the saint who introduced the devotion three
Communism
...eir history of human rights abuses. Wolf, “Peaceful Coexistence,” September 10, 1954 Concerned with the expansion of communism, the United States continued to pursue a policy of containment. Many believed that the Soviet Union existence threatened the safety and freedoms of mankind. Knudsen, “Saigon or Bust,” May 18, 1972 With