Catholics Responses to the Spanish Civil War
...e antithesis to Christianity and thus the only way to save the soul of the country was to side with those opposing it.[3] The archbishop of Toledo wrote to the American bishops in 1937 asking for support, stating that “the National army is defending the essential foundation of society.”[4] The
Victory Mass
...ems/show/6875 For more on the Victory Mass visit the archives for our scrapbook collection, which has numerous newspaper articles and ephemera on the event. [1] Letter from Cardinal Dougherty to Parish Priest, October 12, 1942. SB-36 June 1942-Dec. 1942; 101. Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. [2]
Interesting film history finds in the Parish Calendar collection
...topics that were reprinted from notable Catholic newspapers throughout the country as well as editorials concerning proper Catholic behavior. Parish calendars can prove useful for researchers interested in the history of a parish or even for those conducting genealogical research. For social and cultural historians, they offer a glimpse into
Black Catholic periodicals
...great Catholic Church a hearing and show that it is worthy of at least a fair consideration at the hands of our race, being as it is the only place on this Continent where rich and poor, white and black, must drop prejudice at the threshold and go hand in