Education

...ools caused concern that public schools would be completely replaced. “The American River Ganges. The priests and the children,” December, 30, 1871 One of Nast’s most famous cartoons, “The American River Ganges,” depicts bishops shaped as crocodiles coming to devour children as a public school lays in ruins. Nast believed

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Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home

...s,” showing that Benedict Club was successful in raising the morale of the servicemen who visited.[12] Some members of the Morale Corps Aides In addition to the nightly events, the club would offer other services. When it opened at noon, it would often have a line of men waiting to

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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

...ack national collection in 2017 to complete shrine mosaics," Catholic News Service, http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2015/bishops-back-national-collection-in-2017-to-complete-shrine-mosaics.cfm. [17] “Overview of Shrine History, Significance and Current Status," 1. Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January

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