Temperance Movement
...ila.org/items/show/7025 Members of the union pledged to “abstain from… the sin of intemperance” and to “change the wretched abode of the drunkard into a home of peace and prosperity,” highlighting the belief that drinking not only threatened the salvation of the soul but also endangered the functioning of society.[6] In
Marian Year of 1954
...s do not include the thousands who came on pilgrimage to the shrine either singly or in family or neighborhood groups.” Throughout the Archdiocese, smaller shrines were set-up, such as the Pier Chapel of Our Lady of Port Richmond and the Shrine of Our Lady at Queen of Peace Parish
Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home
...was focused on entertainment not sleeping accommodations. Numerous famous singers and dances would perform at the club, including Guy Lombardo and Walter O’Keefe.[9] With an army of 6,000 female volunteers, the club had dances and entertainment every night from seven to midnight.[10] In the first year about 200 men visited
Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress
...eme 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 800 people.