An “Un-American Invention”?: Catholics and the Issue of Prohibition
Catholics and Prohibition, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8102 The 18th Amendment which outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol was ratified on January 16, 1919. The amendment was passed with the belief that by banning alcohol many of the negative aspects associated with drunkenness would be removed from society. For this reason, many
Anti-Catholicism in Jacksonian Philadelphia
...atholic faith were seen as lacking the individuality and free thinking required of democratic citizens. Moreover, the Catholic immigrant, whose allegiance was to a foreign ruler, was seen as disloyal to America. Anti-Catholic sentiments led to violence in the summer of 1834. Sparked by rumors that nuns were being kept
Recap of “To Touch a Saint: Creating a Place for Middle School Students” Grant Program!
...rmer Our Lady of Ransom School, had 572 seventh and eighth grade students visit. This number does not include the teachers, principals, or priests that accompanied them. During their visit, they had an interactive and hands on learning experience, toured the facility, met our Archivists, viewed current exhibits, and saw
Philadelphia’s Third Archbishop
...s in the city alone, including St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Our Lady of Pompeii, and Our Lady of Consolation, were established during Prendergast’s brief tenure. St. Nicholas of Tolentine Several Catholic institutions devoted to education and social services, some of which Archbishop Ryan had initiated, were completed and erected