Marian Year
...Pius XII proclaimed that a Marian year was to be celebrated throughout the world on the occasion of the first centenary of the definition of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The papal decree stated that the purpose of this year was “that the faith
Cartooning Catholics: Depictions of Catholics in Cartoons and Comics
...oons are a unique window into the past because they both express and form public opinion. By examining cartoons depicting Catholics and Catholic social thought, it will be possible to understand how Catholics viewed the world and how the world viewed Catholics. Use the menu sidebar to the right
Lawrence E. McCrossin papers, 1917-1919 (MC 4)
...ights of Columbus Committee on War Activities in France towards the end of World War I. Prior to this, McCrossin was secretary for the Philadelphia Typographical Union No. 2. The Lawrence E. McCrossin papers date from 1917 to 1919 and contain travel orders, receipts, inventory lists, and security passes related
Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress
...e Catholic Church. The 41st IEC brought Catholics together from around the world to celebrate and discuss a theme connected to the Eucharist. The theme 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