Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute
...program was twofold, first it coordinated bulk foodstuff purchases to save money for various Catholic convents and orphanages.[9] The second part developed out of the Philopatrians funding of the Good Shepard nuns’ canning plant. This grew into the creation of the Catholic Institutional Cooperative Association.[10] The purpose of the Cooperative
Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection
... The prints seem to have been produced for a variety of uses. There are a number of prints that were used as certificates commemorating First Holy Communion and Confirmation. St. Mark's Church, Bristol, Pennsylvania Some were given as gifts for contributions to the church building fund. The remainder
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...merging of Byzantine and Romanesque styles.[3] The change in design had a number of reasons, which the architect, Charles Maginnis, stated arose out of a desire for a “distinctively American” church that would allow for a blending of the architecture in Washington D.C.[4] Another practical reason was the contemporary building
Education
...cs believed that parents deserved some government assistance to offset the cost of paying taxes 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