An “Un-American Invention”?: Catholics and the Issue of Prohibition
...n and use altar wine.[6] Catholic Total Abstinence Union https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7025 However, this does not mean that Catholics were always in favor of alcohol. As discussed in a previous post, the Catholic Total Abstinence Union (CTAU) was a large Irish Catholic organization focused on encouraging the public to
Centenarian Priest Speaks of Bells and Prayer – Oral History Interview
...erpt below. http://www.pahrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Monaghan-edited-online-clip.wav And I remember going into the church and being there for the whole Mass. Now she had to carry my brother in her arms and my sister just about walking, and I was about 4 years old. 4-1/2, 4 years, and I remember seeing a priest, and