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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Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church

...pand,” Catholic Philly, (April 6, 2011), http://catholicphilly.com/2011/04/news/local-news/chin-helping-chinatown-expand/ [12] ibid. Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 May 2022 March 2022 February

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Marian Year

...new parishes founded during the year to be named after Mary. All told, ten new parishes would be founded and named in honor of Mary, as well as a new chapel for the Cathedral named Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament. Halvey_K409_001 Halvey_K409_002   East and West: a unity of

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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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