Starting from Scratch: The Story of Msgr. Hawks and St. Joan of Arc Parish

...ng the saint in a production on Broadway. Hawks and others even went up to New York to try to meet her after one of her performances. While she was very excited about the idea , she ultimately decided not to sit as the model because “wouldn’t it be a

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Victory Mass

...Archdiocese of Philadelphia. [7] Leslie White, Modern Capitalist Culture, (New York: Routledge, 2016), 257. [8] “Solemn Pontifical Mass,” 196. [9] Ibid., 196-197. [10] Ibid., 198. [11] Ibid., 199. [12] Richard Harkness, Spiritual Bouquet Given to President,” Philadelphia Inquirer, November 20, 1942. SB-36 June 1942-Dec. 1942; Catholic Historical Research Center of

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Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara

...minence John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C,” (Philadelphia: Catholic Standard and Times: 1958) [6] “Church Bells Greet New Archbishop,” Scrapbook 2016.026 [7] “Letter to Vincent Carroll, from Bishop J. Carroll McCormick,” 12/28/1951, MC79 91.275 [8] “Ceremony of Installation of His Excellency the Most Reverend John Francis O’Hara, C.S.C.” (Philadelphia: 1952) [9] John

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Thomas Nast Anti-Catholic Cartoons

...Nast's work, such as with a cartoon showing Uncle Sam offering to free an American Catholic priest from the Pope's plans to rule both church and state. This is an important cartoon since it suggests that the problem with Catholics is not their faith but rather their allegiance to a

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