Irish Catholics and Secret Societies

...nd be regranted his faculties by Wood.[17] Letter to Archbishop Wood from J.F. Shanahan, 04/19/1876, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8439 Archbishop Wood (became an archbishop in 1875) condemned the Mollies in published a letter in 1876, where he declared they were “evil associations,” which sought to “blind and deceive the faithful.”[18] Wood equated them

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Cornelia Connelly, S.H.C.J.

...day & Company, 1977), 7, P018.386 [2] Ibid, 13 [3] Sister Annette Dawson, S.H.C.J., Cornelia Connelly: Three Characteristics (London: Catholic Truth Society, 1979), 2, P012.0442 [4] Ibid, 3 Archives Archives Select Month June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 December 2024 October 2024 July 2024 May 2024 April 2024

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Cartooning Catholics

...o the past because they both express and form public opinion. By examining cartoons depicting Catholics and Catholic social thought, it will be possible to understand how Catholics viewed the world and how the world viewed Catholics.   Read some recent articles about the exhibit: CatholicPhilly.com: http://catholicphilly.com/2019/11/news/local-news/philadelphia-archives-offers-glimpse-into-catholic-cartoons/ Northeast Times: http://northeasttimes....

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Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church

...In Philadelphia,” New York Times, (August 5, 1973), 49, http://www.nytimes.com/1973/08/05/archives/wrecking-halted-in-philadelphia-chinatown-families-protest.html [9] Letter from Cardinal Krol to Governor Shapp, June 8, 1973, Cardinal Krol Collection, Box 162a. [10] Mary Yee, “The Save Chinatown Movement: Surviving Against All Odds,” Pennsylvania Legacies (May 2012), https://hsp.org/sites/default/files/attachments/save_chinatown_movement.pdf [11]...

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