Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute
...tute expanded its membership in January of 1942 with the creation of the Ladies’ Committee.[13] In 1950, the Philopatrians further expanded their focus on education with the introduction of a scholarship fund to help students attend the local Catholic colleges or St. Charles Seminary.[14] 1960 saw the introduction of the
Centennial Exposition
...nnial in Fairmount Park?”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 7, 2019, https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/centennial-exposition-1876-buildings-fairmount-park-20190507.html [9] The Exhibition,” The Catholic Standard, 1. [10] “Opening of the American Exhibition,” Tablet, (London: May 13, 1876), 611; “The Centennial Opening,” The Louisville Catholic Advocate, (Louisville, Kentucky: May 18, 1876), 4. [11] Tablet; Advocate. [12] Louis M. Steingrabe...
Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons
...pope over the United States. Indeed, many believed that Catholicism was incompatible with democracy and that it threatened the established Protestant culture in the country.[7] “Something that will not "blow over." https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7366 Nast’s anti-Irish cartoons focus on the Irish as a destructive and lying group, who endangered American society. In
Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia
...Organ of the Diocese of Philadelphia” under its masthead and carries the recommendation of the Bishop. Beginning January 23, 1864, it no longer is advertised as the official organ and does not contain the recommendation of the Bishop. It may have lost diocesan support due to its pro-Fenian editorial policy.