Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons
...ry of Education Quarterly, Vol. 45, No. 2 (Summer, 2005), 177. [9] Michele Walfred, “‘Bravo, Bravo’: Thomas Nast Cover- 29 July, 1871.” Illustrating Chinese Exclusion, https://thomasnastcartoons.com/irish-catholic-cartoons/something-that-will-not-blow-over-29-july-1971/bravo-bravo-thomas-nast-cover-24-july-1871/. Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 Marc...
Philadelphia’s First Catholic Cathedral
...The Hogan schism under Conwell was such a problem that the issue would go all the way to the Pope to be resolved in 1822. Nevertheless, when Bishop Kenrick (then coadjutor bishop) appointed himself as pastor of St. Mary in 1831, the trustees refused. In response, Kenrick suspended all religious
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...1900s was given the green light by none other than Pope Pius X. The approval was for the building of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the pope personally donated $400 to its construction ($10,000 in today’s money).[1] The site of the national shrine was
Parish and School Closing
...atrick’s in Norristown. Halvey_644J_073 Halvey_440K_072 Protests and Renewals Following the large closings of 1993, other parish and institution closures would follow. These closings were not without protest, as parishioners felt a loss of their Catholic identity. While the closures were painful and highlighted the end of the Golden Age