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Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress
...arist. The theme of the 41st IEC was “The Eucharist and the Hungers of the Human Family” with the goal of examining both physical and spiritual hunger. The history of the Eucharistic Congress dates to 1881, when a one-day congress was held in Lille, France and attended by more than
Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home
...xpenses.[14] Surprisingly popular daytime activity of fingerpainting, held most Mondays. By the summer of 1946, the USO was looking to close many of the hundreds of clubs throughout the country due to the general demobilization.[15] The Philadelphia branch decided to cease funding the Benedict Club and the other agency clubs
Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
...faith and morals in America today.”[2] Dougherty and many others felt that most of the movies being shown were indecent and that drastic action was need to send a message to Hollywood. The effect of the boycott was immediate, over 300,000 Catholics signing pledges to avoid the movies and ticket