Alliance of Catholic Women
...undreds of new toys.[12] In 1953, the Alliance of Catholic Women faced new competition from the newly formed Ladies of Charity of Philadelphia, which unlike the ACW did not charge membership dues. Despite this, the Alliance continued its charitable work in the archdiocese until 2000, when the organization ceased to
Digital Collections
Digital Collections CHRC has a large number of items that have been digitized through various digitization projects, partnerships, patron research requests, and social media initiatives. We endeavor to provide standardized descriptive practices and open access to this growing collection over the web. CHRC's Omeka site features a growing set of
Nuclear War
...” March 5, 1970 McGovern satirizes the United States’ priorities that spends billions on weapons of war while its citizens live in poverty. Knudsen, “Parasite,” 1971 Knudsen compares the arms race to a parasitic plant grown by hate that will drain the life from the planet. ← Cold War Communism
Liturgical Week
...ts Peter and Paul on November 29, 1964, the first day such a vernacular Mass was allowed by the Vatican. In addition, Krol wanted the parishes to roll out these changes as quickly as possible and issued a number of manuals and directions to guide pastors and congregations in implementing