Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
...Dougherty asking him to release them from their pledge and stating that many of their friends had already abandoned it. Many complained that the movies were their only form of entertainment and that seeing an approved movie at a theater was better than going to a beer hall or other
Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home
...rst year about 200 men visited the club each day and by 1943 that was up to 800.[11] The women volunteers, called the Morale Corps, would organize various themes for the dances as well as staff the offices and service desks and serve food and refreshments. The military men described
Cornelia Connelly, S.H.C.J.
...s at the Convent of the Sacred Heart. During this time, Cornelia went on many retreats, performing the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius and creating a Rule of life to follow. However, the bliss that surrounded the couple would soon be lost. John Henry, their second son, died in a