Temperance Movement

..., the union made use of numerous newspapers, such as Boston’s The Pilot or New York's Catholic Society Journal of America in order to spread the message of temperance.[8] Another way that the CTAU and other temperance societies tried to increase abstinence was through the building of public drinking fountains,

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A Philadelphia Artist

...f to have him hired to paint a marine subject for one of the panels in the new extensions of the U.S. Capitol building. Letter from John S. Meehan to W.A.K. Martin, February 2, 1857 Although Meehan urged Martin to begin work on the project in order to provide members

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Victory Mass

...y Mass visit the archives for our scrapbook collection, which has numerous newspaper articles and ephemera on the event. [1] Letter from Cardinal Dougherty to Parish Priest, October 12, 1942. SB-36 June 1942-Dec. 1942; 101. Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. [2] Ibid. [3] Ibid. [4] Letter

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Mary Brackett Willcox and Catholicism in the Suburbs

...hrc-phila.org/items/show/8649 After her conversion, she fully embraced her new faith. Every summer, Mary and James invited Kenrick, other priests, and seminarians to spend time at their home.[7] Over time she would develop special relationships with the seminarians to the point that in letters they began referring to her as “Ma”

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