A Brief History of the Growing Pains of the Church in Philadelphia

...stine Friend, “Philadelphia’s First Bishop,” CHRC (February 22, 2010), http://www.chrc-phila.org/philadelphias-first-bishop/. [7] Martin I. J. Griffin, “Life of Bishop Conwell,” Records of the American Catholic History Society of Philadelphia, vol. 25, no. 2 (June, 1914), 160. [8] Martin I. J. Griffin, “Life of Bishop Conwell,” 161. [9] Thomas Rzeznik, “Roman Catholic

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41st International Eucharistic Congress

...c-phila.org/items/show/8122. [11] Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl, https://www.crsricebowl.org/about/ricebowl-faq. [12] MC 80, 100.463: Congress Hymn: Gift of Finest Wheat, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8120. [13] The 41st IEC: A History, 121. Archives Archives Select Month April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023

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Dougherty’s Movie Boycott

...Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture, (Amherst: Prometheus Books, 2006), 90. [4] Cardinal Dougherty, “Letter to Harry Warner,” 10/03/1934, MC 78- 81.184, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8106. [5] John McCreesh, “Letter to Cardinal Dougherty,” 01/9/1935, MC 78- 81.184; John Kelly, “Letter to Cardinal Dougherty,” 08/23/1934, MC 78- 81.184, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7869. [6] James Foley, “Letter

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Cardinal Dougherty and His Golden Jubilee

...men and boys began their march.[14] The procession to the altar began at 11:30, with Mass beginning shortly thereafter. The altar, built by Dagit and Sons, stood 53 feet high and was modeled after the altar at St. Peter’s Basilica.[15] The Mass was said by Cardinal Dougherty with Bishop Gerald

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