Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons
...show/7364 Another cartoon a few years later also illustrates anti-Irish sentiment but in a different way. In this cartoon, a group of children representing Irish Catholic Democrats have cut down the tree of truth and have put up a sign for a new school with the slogan, “our rule, mob
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...tp://www.nationalshrine.com/site/c.osJRKVPBJnH/b.4784521/k.E4CB/Historical_Timeline.htm. [9] Tweed, America’s Church, 30. [10] Ibid., 31. [11] “Historical Timeline.” [12] Geraldine Rohling, “The Dedication of the Cornerstone,” Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, http://www.kintera.org/site/pp.asp?c=etITK6OTG&b=1438217. [13] Ibid. [14] “Overview of Shrine History,” 1. [15] “Historic Highlights,” Basilica of the National Sh...
Archbishop Ryan
...eldon, 100 Years Ago: Archbishop Ray Averted Strike, Catholic Standard and Times, December 14, 1995. [12] Ryan, His Life and Times, 240 & 252 [13] Letter to Katharine Drexel from Archbishop Ryan, 09/23/1890, Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament Collection, H10B, Box 48, F2. [14] 100,000 Pass His Bier: Imposing Obsequies,
The Centennial Fountain
...to raise one dollar per member in order to help cover the costs.[9] By the time the fountain was completed it would end up costing $54,000, with the statues going $5,000 over budget.[10] As the centennial year approached, the fountain was still far from completion as none of the statues