Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress
...eme of the 41st IEC was “The Eucharist and the Hungers of the Human Family” with the goal of examining both physical and spiritual hunger. The history of the Eucharistic Congress dates to 1881, when a one-day congress was held in Lille, France and attended by more than 800 people.
Legion of Decency
...otts of the 1930s. The use of the octopus was a common motif in cartooning to illustrate corruption. Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) These flyers were made by the CYO headquarters in Chicago. They were distributed as a means of encouraging children to take the Legion of Decency movie boycott pledge.
Education
...for public schools, and tuition for parochial schools. Knudsen, “Vanishing Americans?” June 17, 1971 Knudsen comments that the high costs of a Catholic education has led to an entire generation of Catholic children being unable to attend parochial schools. McGovern, “The Unhooked Generation?” August 21, 1969 Referencing a contemporary anti-smoking
Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church
...tings and protests, including occupying buildings to stop demolitions, the State of Pennsylvania was eager to resolve the problem.[8] Officials offered the Archdiocese one million dollars to move the church and also tried to redesign the project to spare the church but such a plan would have left Holy Redeemer