Catholics in WWII
...stant chaplains.[6] O’Hara’s letter also included a list breaking down the number of chaplains from each diocese, in which Philadelphia had the second most with 51. As the war continued that number would increase to 68, unfortunately eight of those Philadelphia priests would die in the war, the most of
Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons
...] He joined Harper’s Weekly in 1862 and at his height of fame was earning close to $20,000 a year (roughly $500,000 in today’s dollars) drawing for the paper.[2] Studying these cartoons can help us better understand the culture of the United States during the 1870s. Examining cartoons is an
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...merging of Byzantine and Romanesque styles.[3] The change in design had a number of reasons, which the architect, Charles Maginnis, stated arose out of a desire for a “distinctively American” church that would allow for a blending of the architecture in Washington D.C.[4] Another practical reason was the contemporary building
Reverend William McGarvey papers, circa 1900 (MC 5)
...that caused considerable division in the church, and led to other priests leaving for the Roman Catholic Church as well. The Reverend William McGarvey papers contain 4 personal notebooks with handwritten sermon and lecture notes and outlines. One notebook is labeled “Philosophia”, which details McGarvey’s thoughts and observations on Lazarus,