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
Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress
...eme of the 41st IEC was “The Eucharist and the Hungers of the Human Family” with the goal of examining both physical and spiritual hunger. The history of the Eucharistic Congress dates to 1881, when a one-day congress was held in Lille, France and attended by more than 800 people.
Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home
...ional Catholic Community Service.[7] The club officially opened on December 10, 1941. The planned party was changed to a more muted affair in light of the attack on Pearl Harbor two days prior.[8] One of the many dances at the club Unlike the Benedict Club of the First World War,
Catholics Responses to the Spanish Civil War
...cs and the Spanish Civil War: 1936-1939." The New England Quarterly 44, no. 1 (1971), 100. [4] Juan Francisco de Cardenas, “Letter to Cardinal Dougherty,” 01/30/1937, MC78_80.4513. [5] J. David Valaik, "American Catholic Dissenters and the Spanish Civil War." The Catholic Historical Review 53, no. 4 (1968), 732. [6] Spanish