Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...lection in 2017 to complete shrine mosaics," Catholic News Service, http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2015/bishops-back-national-collection-in-2017-to-complete-shrine-mosaics.cfm. [17] “Overview of Shrine History, Significance and Current Status," 1. Archives Archives Select Month March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July...
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...istory of the Archdiocese: View the 1971 parish boundary map here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1kAuttxjUNIOTogr05zzDB31kB9gq4myC&usp=sharing View the 1921 parish boundary map here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=12hZun1-1hUN1DowqK7ICETiiYl4dIndo&usp=sharing View the 1891 parish boundary map here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1Yhysl8mMehtqFoBYKT5_WX0uHKT4O-pB&usp=sharing Catholic Heritage Archive Check out thi...
Parish Mapping Project
...the fifty years between the two maps. While the 1971 map is complete and ready to be used by researches, the 1921 and 1871 maps are still being built. These maps have proven more difficult to construct because of the lack of clear boundaries. For instance many of the suburban
An “Un-American Invention”?: Catholics and the Issue of Prohibition
...been these forty years.”[10] While the 18th Amendment did not protect the use of altar wine, the Volstead Act, which enforced Prohibition, did grant these safeguards. However, Prohibition soon faced problems such as the inability to enforce the law and an increase in organized crime. These difficulties led to a