Parish Histories and Calendars
...from parishes located in surrounding dioceses. The Parish Calendars are similar to current parish bulletins in that they contain such information as parish events as well as marriage and death announcements. Unlike the weekly bulletins, however, the calendars were printed monthly and include much more content, providing parish history information,
Irish Catholics and Secret Societies
...mine bosses.[8] Starting in 1863, they began a decade long war against the mines. The conflict culminated in the execution of ten Mollies on June 21, 1877 for a series of murders in 1875.[9] The main witness was a Pinkerton detective who infiltrated the group and testified as to having
Cornelia Connelly, S.H.C.J.
...nd Connelly was offered to lead a congregation at Holy Trinity in Natchez, Mississippi. At the time, Catholicism was going through a revival in the Mississippi Valley: old orders such as the Society of Jesus was restored and new missionary orders, such as the Society of the Sacred Heart, came
Catholics Responses to the Spanish Civil War
...al O’Connor of Boston, became members of the Spanish Nationalist Relief Committee, which sought to supply aid in the form of food, clothing, and medicine to those living in areas controlled by the Nationalists.[6] After the war Dougherty would be awarded the Grand Cross of Isabella by Spain for his