An “Un-American Invention”?: Catholics and the Issue of Prohibition
...tholics’ widespread opposition to Prohibition was their belief that it was just a move by Protestants to outlaw Catholicism, since wine is a necessary part of the Mass. Indeed, it was only through lawsuits in states with “bone-dry” laws like Oklahoma did Catholics preserve the right to obtain and use
TV and Radio
...gle was trying to produce programs that would appeal to the public and not just to the very devote. In 1969, one of the first major successful joint programs was produced between NBC and the National Catholic Office for Radio and TV. Guidelines was a four episode series featuring panel
Marian Year of 1954
...tians should conform their lives to the image of the Virgin Mother of God. Just as all mothers are deeply affected when they perceive that the countenance of their children reflects a peculiar likeness to their own, so also our Most Sweet Mother wishes for nothing more, never rejoices more
The Day the Bronx Bomber Played in Kensington
...pler time when baseball was played for fun, not profit. These thoughts may just be nostalgic longing for a time that never really existed. But there are stories that illustrate there once were simpler times. One of these stories took place in a Catholic parish in Philadelphia and involved the