Pope
.... “Something that will not ‘blow over’,” July 29, 1871 On July 12, 1871 in New York City, Irish Catholics clashed with the National Guard protecting an Irish Protestant parade. In response, Nast drew a number of anti-Irish cartoons for Harper’s Weekly. This cartoon illustrated the Draft Riots of July
World War One Army Chaplains
...chbishop Prendergast in 1906, Father Wolfe served as assistant pastor to a number of parishes including St. Patrick’s and Assumption B.V.M.[4] When the United States entered World War I, Father Wolfe applied to be an army chaplain, being first assigned to Camp Meade in Maryland. In May 1918, he was
American Czestochowa
...on both sides, depicting the history of Christianity in Poland and in the United States. On October 16, Cardinal Krol formally dedicated the new Shrine in the presence of thousands of pilgrims, including President Lyndon B. Johnson. In his speech, Mr. Johnson praised Polish contributions to this country and called
The Story of Duffy’s Cut
...ial projects on railroads and canals throughout the eastern portion of the United States in the 1820s and 1830s from the Erie Canal to the New Orleans Canal.” They ended the book in saying, “The fifty-seven Irish victims at Duffy’s Cut died building something of great consequence, and trains still