National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: 19th Century: Roman Catholics & Immigration in 19th Century America
Essay answers the question, "Why did so many Catholics come to the United States at this time?" The potato famine, urban industrialization, chance for a new life, are among some of the answers.
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Catholic Emancipation (Ireland)
The story of Daniel O'Connell's influence on the history of the Irish Parliament, as Catholics gained significant influence and power during the early 1800's.
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Catholic Education Resource Center: Gatsby's Epitaph: F. Scott Fitzgerald
A lengthy article that looks at Fitzgerald and his work from a Catholic perspective.
History Link
History Link: Anti Catholic American Protective Assc. Takes Control
An article about the American Protective Association, an anti-Catholic political organization, taking over the Seattle School Board.
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Catholic Educator's Resource Center: The Galileo Affair
Online essay concerning the battle between Galileo and the Catholic Church over the issue of heliocentrism, or, whether the sun or the earth is at the center of the universe.
Global Catholic Network
Global Catholic Network: Absolute Pacifism?
This article looks at the issue of pacifism from a Catholic perspective.
Global Catholic Network
Global Catholic Network: St. John the Apostle
A long essay about St. John that details his relationship with Jesus and the disciples. It also discusses his life and missionary work.
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Catholic pages.com: St. Jude Thaddeus, Apostle
This article looks at the life and work of St. Jude Thaddeus, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He is credited by the Catholic Church as the patron saint of lost causes. This site includes links to sites with related information.
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Catholic Culture: Catholic Activity: Carnival or Mardi Gras
Maria Augusta Trapp explains the origin of the time of feasting and revelry between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday, the seasonal celebration of Mardi Gras, which marks the beginning of Lent. Article also touches on the related tradition of...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Catholics & the 20th Century
This National Humanities Center essay discusses the movement of American Roman Catholicism into mainstream culture from a historical perspective.
Global Catholic Network
Global Catholic Network: St. Simon, Surnamed the Zealot, Apostle
A helpful introduction to Simon the Zealot, which also includes a discussion of his name.
Global Catholic Network
Global Catholic Network: The Conversion of St. Paul
This article traces the dramatic conversion of Saul of Tarsus, a persecutor of Christians, to Paul, the disciple to the Gentiles.
Global Catholic Network
Global Catholic Network: The Road to Damascus
This article relates the dramatic conversion of St. Paul.
Global Catholic Network
Global Catholic Network: Saint Paul Apostle to the Gentiles
A good overview of the life and ministry of Saint Paul. Includes information on his conversion and his missions.
Global Catholic Network
Global Catholic Network: Saint Bede Confessor, Doctor of the Church
Biography of St. Bede, followed by the preface to the "Ecclesiastical History of England" and another excerpt in modern English.
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Believe: Counter Reformation
This site looks at the Catholic Counter-Reformation in General and in a more advanced view.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Cardinal Bernardin: In Memoriam
A transcript of a newscast after Cardinal Bernardin's death. Includes facts about him and responses to his life from many prominent Catholics. Click over to the interview with him by Clarence Page.
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Seton Hall University: Toleration and Religious Liberty
This essay from the Seton Hall University describes the transition from intolerance of Catholics to religious liberty in America.
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The Vatican: Baptism and Christian Life
This site from The Vatican contains the Roman Catholic Church's view and attitude towards the sacrament of Baptism and does so through a Papal letter in preparation for the Jubilee.
A&E Television
History.com: How Jfk's 'Viva Kennedy' Campaign Galvanized the Latino Vote
When JFK faced a tight race for the White House in 1960, he turned to a group of Americans who had long been overlooked by political campaigns. One way the nation's first Catholic president sought to gain an edge in the close contest was...
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History.com: How the Troubles Began in Northern Ireland
For 30 years, Northern Ireland was scarred by a period of deadly sectarian violence known as "the Troubles." This explosive era was fraught with car bombings, riots and revenge killings that ran from the late 1960s through the late...
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Catholic pages.com: St. Thomas, Apostle
This article traces the life and traditions of St. Thomas, one of Jesus' twelve apostles.
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Ichr: The Relic Burial and Consecration of the Altar
Read a historical essay discussing the cult of martyrs and their relics. Traditions surrounding the burial of saints in the Catholic church is focused upon.
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The Vulgate
This site covers The Vulgate in detail. It covers it's history and the Catholic's views on it.
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