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
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.
Catholic Interracial Council
...neighborhood.[6] Following the creation of the CIIC, McGarry cofounded the West Philadelphia Interracial Forum (WPIF) at St. Ignatius parish in 1937.[7] The organization had roundtable forums as well as operated a recreation and education center.[8] McGarry and the WPIF also had a focus on fighting for fair-hiring practices, such as
Editorial Cartoons
...ed cartoons. These cartoons covered major historical events, including the Vatican II, and the Civil Rights Movement. Examining the drawings reveals how Catholics reacted to world events. Earl H. Wolf (1915-1999) Earl H. Wolf was the cartoonist for the Diocese of Cleveland’s Catholic Universe Bulletin and the National Catholic News