Bishop Francis Kenrick and His Journals
...ances. The journal with which I worked offers insight into Kenrick’s personal relationships with other clerical officials, while his visitation journal details his travels throughout Pennsylvania and reveals him to be a man deeply interested in the spiritual well-being of the Catholics living in his diocese. A typical page from
Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
...letters from regular people from around the country. The response was largely supportive, with both Catholics and Protestants praising him for standing up to the immorality of Hollywood. However, some believed that a full boycott went too far, with petitions questioning the move from State Senator McCreesh and Democratic Committee
Philadelphia’s First Catholic Cathedral
...of St. Mary in 1831, the trustees refused. In response, Kenrick suspended all religious services at the church until the trustees backed down a month later. Due to all these issues, Kenrick sought to move the cathedral to a new church. Finally in 1838, Kenrick designated St. John the Evangelist