The Day the Bronx Bomber Played in Kensington
...thletics and knew many of the ballplayers personally. He hit upon an idea that seems ridiculous today. Perhaps Father Casey could persuade Babe Ruth to take part in a charity baseball game to raise money to pay off the field. Father Casey met with Ruth and Yankees manager Miller Huggins
Catholics in WWII
...impressed by their “sincere effort to lead good Catholic lives under somewhat difficult circumstances.”[8] Larkin often wrote that many non-Catholics would attend Mass and he had high numbers of confessions. He did complain about the difficulty in attending to all the men under his care as he had no transportation
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...tudying for the priesthood into his home that marked the establishment of what is today St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Learning more about the bishop who was so integrally responsible for the founding and expansion of the seminary was especially intriguing as a volunteer here. It is fortunate that Kenrick was
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...cted to fund the shrine, with contributions increasing over the decade so that by 1933 over $3 million had been raised.[9] One interesting aspect of the fundraisers was that much of the effort was marketed and geared to women, with Shahan and McKenna working with the National Organization of Catholic