The Story of Duffy’s Cut
...University, the first remains were found in March of 2009. The reains of six more were found between this point and February of 2012 and, contrary to the newspapers, cholera was not the only culprit. There was evidence of blunt force trauma and bullet wounds, so it was clear to
Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
...of American agreed to stronger self-censorship and created the Production Code Administration, headed by Catholic layman, Joseph Breen.[9] Another effect of the boycott was the growth in power of the Legion of Decency, a Catholic organization which reviewed and rated movies (the history of the Legion will be explored more
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...urch: The National Shrine and Catholic Presence in the Nation's Capital, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), 45. [3] Ibid., 25. [4] Ibid., 24. [5] “Architecture,” Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, http://www.nationalshrine.com/site/c.osJRKVPBJnH/b.4764147/k.9FF6/Architecture.htm. [6] Tweed, America’s Church, 29. [7] “The Bernard Aloysius McKenna Papers,” CU: Archives Mss. and
Saint John Neumann and the Forty Hours Devotion
...cil of Baltimore approved the Forty Hours Devotion for all dioceses in the United States. To this day, parishes across the United States still practice the devotion. Forty Hours Devotion at Saint Philip Neri church, 5/28/1963, with Bishop Francis Furey