The Immaculata Mighty Macs
...these photographs, I've come across many images of sporting events and teams, including photographs of the "Mighty Macs." March is a month of basketball, when the NCAA championship tournament takes over sports pages and airwaves. But March is also Women’s History Month and at the intersection of these two things,
Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
...nal Dougherty,” 08/23/1934, MC 78- 81.184, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7869. [6] James Foley, “Letter to Cardinal Dougherty,” 03/30/1936, MC 78-81.183; https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7894. [7] Cardinal Dougherty, “Letter to Margaret Grudy,” 01.04/1935, MC 78- 81.184; https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7896. [8] Christina Casey, “Letter to Cardinal Dougherty,” 04/04/1938, MC 78-81.183; https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/sh...
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.
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