Dougherty’s Movie Boycott

...[9] Thomas Doherty, Hollywood's Censor: Joseph I. Breen and the Production Code Administration, (New York: Columbia Press, 2007), 67. 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

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Medical Mission Sisters

...61 in Rawalpindi in the year 1944 alone.[12] Today the order still has over 500 sisters active around the world bringing much needed medical attention to those most in need.[13] Check out our digital collection for more images of the sisters or visit the archives to see other material, such

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Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home

...at noon, it would often have a line of men waiting to get in. The popular offerings included recording letters home on phonographs and a foot clinic staffed by the Philadelphia Chiropody Society.[13] The club would also offer meals, with the Sunday roast being the most attended. Over the years

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Catholics in WWII

...eyer Photo: Margherita Camp Chapel From his priests, Dougherty would often receive monthly progress reports and letters, which illustrates the daily routine of a chaplain. Many of them wrote highly of the mem they served, with Father John Larkin stating that he was impressed by their “sincere effort to lead

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