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”
Higher, Faster, Stronger: The Olympics
...(Mens Eight), 2004 Athens, Gold Michael Gostigan – Modern pentathlon, 1988 Seoul / 1992 Barcelona / 1996 Atlanta John Kelly Jr. – Rowing (Single sculls), 1948 London, 1952 Finland, 1956 Melbourne (Bronze), 1960 Rome Marcus McElhenney – Rowing (Mens Eight), 2008 Beijing, Bronze Charles McIllvaine – Rowing (Double sculls), 1928
Eucharistic Congress
...d Day, where 22 different ethic Masses were held, ranging from Armenian to Korean, with 40,000 attending the Irish Mass held on the grounds of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Halvey_A448_072 Halvey_A441_065 Halvey_A441_037 Dignitaries and Pilgrims In addition to the numerous pilgrims, there were also a number of recognizable attendees
Historic Anti-Catholic Cartoons
...America’s Protestant culture was at risk. ← Cartooning Catholics Thomas Nast →...