Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
...immediate, over 300,000 Catholics signing pledges to avoid the movies and ticket sales dropped around 20 percent.[3] The decrease in revenue led to numerous theater owners and movie studios writing to Dougherty asking to end the boycott; however, he replied that he had “no intention to recede” from his stance.[4]
Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home
...to open clubs throughout the country to build and preserve morale of the military.[4] Cardinal Dougherty “heartily endorsed” the endeavor and pledged “his entire cooperation” since he saw it as a way to “thwart adverse influences and prevent our young men from being ruined physically and spiritually.”[5] The parishes of
Irish Land War
...ty of topics. I recently came across a number of documents related to the “Irish Question.” The Irish Question, concerning Irish nationalism and independence, spanned the time period from around the mid 19th to the mid 20th century. Religion and politics were both prominent topics in this time of conflict,
Jubilees and Holy Years
...t exactly is a Jubilee? The first Jubilee was instituted by Pope Boniface VIII in 1300. Initially occurring every 100 years, the tradition was shortened to every 25 years, starting with the Jubilee of 1450. The last ordinary jubilee was the Great Jubilee of 2000, which also happened to celebrate