Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home

...ny dances at the club Unlike the Benedict Club of the First World War, the new Benedict Club was focused on entertainment not sleeping accommodations. Numerous famous singers and dances would perform at the club, including Guy Lombardo and Walter O’Keefe.[9] With an army of 6,000 female volunteers, the club

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Associations & Institutions

...d material on Catholic institutions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Maryland and Washington, D.C. A variety of types of institutions are included, especially hospitals, orphanages, and colleges. Types of material include institutional histories and anniversary books, annual reports, prospectuses and course catalogs. Also included are ephemera such as

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James Buchanan materials at the Archdiocesan Archives?

...apers relating to James Buchanan's Pennsylvania properties, presumably because Lynch as an auctioneer was somehow involved with the transfer of land. A small collection that seemingly has little or nothing to do with Catholicism in America, the David Lynch Papers, nevertheless has historic value. Materials in the collection offer a

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Pilgrimage of Hope

...in 2023 during the Archdiocesan Eucharistic Congress, Carlo's mother Antonia spoke near the end of the day-long event. She remarked how "The most important thing for Carlo was the Eucharist. He used to call the Eucharist 'My Highway to Heaven.' Why? Because we know the Eucharist is the most supernatural

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