Pope

...ore. “Tied to His Mother’s Apron-Strings,” October 12, 1872 Here Uncle Sam offers to free an American bishop from the pope’s plans to rule both church and state. Nast seems to suggest that the problem with Catholics is not their faith but their allegiance to a foreign power. In the

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...time of both hardship and great advances. The journal with which I worked offers insights into Kenrick’s personal relationships with other clerical officials, while his visitation journal details his travels throughout Pennsylvania and reveals him to be a man deeply interested in the spiritual well-being of the Catholics living in

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In Her Own Right: Jane and Marianne Campbell

...e.[10] Jane would also often write her brother William, who ran the family bookstore, asking for him to send books to her and her friends, revealing the types of literature read within Catholic women circles.[11] These newly digitized collections offer a window into a wider range of topics, from the

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Cartooning Catholics

...social thought, it will be possible to understand how Catholics viewed the world and how the world viewed Catholics.   Read some recent articles about the exhibit: CatholicPhilly.com: http://catholicphilly.com/2019/11/news/local-news/philadelphia-archives-offers-glimpse-into-catholic-cartoons/ Northeast Times: http://northeasttimes.com/2019/10/16/cartoons-brought-to-the-forefront-at-catholic-exhibit/ Aleteia: http://aleteia.org/2019/10/19/from-nas...

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