Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress
The Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress This exhibit looks at the history and planning of how Philadelphia was chosen to host the 41st International Eucharistic Congress and details of the week-long event that happened. It covers
An “Un-American Invention”?: Catholics and the Issue of Prohibition
...dard and Times, was also a vocal opponent of prohibition calling it an “un-American invention” and stating that “logic…is foreign to the typical advocate of Prohibition.” [5] One major reason for Catholics’ widespread opposition to Prohibition was their belief that it was just a move by Protestants to outlaw Catholicism,
Catholics Responses to the Spanish Civil War
...er to Cardinal Dougherty,” 01/30/1937, MC78_80.4513. [5] J. David Valaik, "American Catholic Dissenters and the Spanish Civil War." The Catholic Historical Review 53, no. 4 (1968), 732. [6] Spanish Nationalist Relief Committee, “Letter To Cardinal Dougherty,” 03/18/1938, MC78_80.8209. [7] Cardinal Dougherty, “Letter to Generalissimo Francisco Franco, 05/23/1941, MC78_80.5542. [8] Edward
Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons
...orth Carolina Press, 2013), 2-3. [2] Vinson, J. Chal. "Thomas Nast and the American Political Scene." American Quarterly 9, no. 3 (1957): 338 & 340. [3] Thomas Milton Kemnitz, "The Cartoon as a Historical Source." The Journal of Interdisciplinary History 4, no. 1 (1973), 82. [4] Ibid., 92-93. [5] Bill