Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection
...he church lithograph collection contains images of churches from Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and a few from Canada, mainly Montreal. More information on the
An “Un-American Invention”?: Catholics and the Issue of Prohibition
...e were dissatisfied with the approach of the CTAU. For example, Father McErlain of New Jersey stated that without prohibition, the CTAU would “continue to be a failure in a large measure as they have been these forty years.”[10] While the 18th Amendment did not protect the use of altar
Marian Year of 1954
...delphia and Mother of Divine Providence in King of Prussia. In addition to new parishes, a new chapel, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, was built at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. Several pilgrimages took place during the year, most of which included a stop at the Shrine
Catholic Interracial Council
...ssion on Human Relations.[14] The Catholic Interracial Council would also play a large role in easing the racial tensions that erupted in Levittown in 1957 over the first Black family moving into the neighborhood.[15] The CICP denounced the violence enacted against the families by their white neighbors and focused on