Marian Year
...artistic, and social activities as a means of stimulating religious life. Philly honors Mary The Archdiocese of Philadelphia had numerous events throughout this Holy Year. The year opened with a procession and Mass led by Archbishop John F. O’Hara at St. Peter the Apostle Church. O’Hara directed all new parishes
Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
...heaters.[1] By doing so, Dougherty declared it sinful for any of the area’s 800,000 Catholics to enter a movie theater. In his letter to the priests of the Archdiocese, Dougherty called the motion picture theater “perhaps the greatest menace to faith and morals in America today.”[2] Dougherty and many others
Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home
...rst year about 200 men visited the club each day and by 1943 that was up to 800.[11] The women volunteers, called the Morale Corps, would organize various themes for the dances as well as staff the offices and service desks and serve food and refreshments. The military men described