Keeping Faith

by Burns, Jeffrey M.; Skerrett, Ellen; White, Joseph M.

• ISBN13: 9781597529082
• ISBN10: 1597529087
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-01
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub

Summary

The Catholic Church in the United States has always been an immigrant church, from the earliest arrivals of the Spanish and English, to the influx of Irish, Germans, Italians, and other Europeans in the nineteenth century, to the most recent arrivals from the Philippines and Vietnam. Over two centuries countless laymen and laywomen worked with priests and religious to build and support churches and schools, laying the foundation for the Catholic Church in the United States. The wealth of original documents and photographs in Keeping Faith provides as no other source does a thorough and compelling portrait of these immigrants and their impact on the American Catholic institutions and American Catholic experience.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
General Introduction	p. xxi
Establishing the Immigrant Church
Introduction	p. 1
The French and Irish	p. 3
Archbishop Ambrose Marechal's Views on the Irish, 1818	p. 4
Bishop John Dubois and the New York Irish, 1827	p. 5
Bishop John England's Views on French Leadership, 1835	p. 6
The Irish	p. 7
St. Patrick's Day Parade, Chicago, 1888	p. 7
Views on Irish Immigration to the United States, 1900	p. 9
Cardinal James Gibbons on Irish Immigration, 1897	p. 14
Bishop Bernard McQuaid's Approval of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, 1894	p. 16
Father Theobald Mathew's American Temperance Crusade, 1851	p. 19
Henry Clay on Father Theobald Mathew, 1851	p. 20
Father Theobald Mathew in Brooklyn, 1851	p. 22
Irish Stereotype, 1861	p. 22
Archbishop John Ireland on Total Abstinence, 1882	p. 23
Irish-American Women and Labor, 1936	p. 24
Margaret Haley and the Women's Catholic Order of Foresters, 1900	p. 25
Letter to Sister Agatha M. Hurley, B.V.M., 1894	p. 26
Jane Addams and the Sisters, 1910	p. 27
Unitarian Minister Praises Irish Women and Catholic Schools, 1912	p. 28
Helen Jackson's Convent Cruelties, 1923	p. 29
Catholic Schools and Irish Female Social and Economic Mobility, 1920	p. 29
Protests of Film The Callahans and Murphys, 1927	p. 32
The Germans	p. 33
Incorporation of Holy Trinity Church, Philadelphia, 1788	p. 33
The Plan of Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B., for Ministry to German Immigrants, 1845	p. 35
Views of German Catholic Trustees in Cincinnati, ca. 1850	p. 42
Regulations of Cincinnati's German Catholic Parishes, 1850	p. 44
Instructions for German Catholic Immigrants, 1869	p. 48
The Germans and Irish	p. 54
Immigrant Catholic Life in New York, 1830s and 1840s	p. 54
A Missionary's Views on Catholics' Religious Behavior, 1854	p. 57
German Catholic Grievances in the Abbelen Memorial, 1886	p. 60
Reply of Bishops John Ireland and John Keane to the Abbelen Memorial, 1886	p. 68
St. Raphael Societies' Memorial, 1891	p. 74
The Cahensly Memorial, 1891	p. 76
Reply of the American Archbishops to the Cahensly Memorial, 1892	p. 77
Anti-Catholicism	p. 80
Samuel F. B. Morse, Imminent Dangers to the Free Institutions of the United States, 1834	p. 80
Orestes Brownson on Native Americanism, 1854, 1856	p. 83
The Oath of the American Protective Association, 1893	p. 85
Photo Essay: Building the Immigrant Church
Introduction	p. 87
Brick-and-Mortar Catholicism	p. 89
Bishop John Carroll Blesses a Boston Church, 1803	p. 89
Bishop Benedict J. Fenwick on Holy Cross Cathedral, Boston, 1829	p. 89
Bishop John England's Appeal for St. Mary's, Charleston, South Carolina, 1838	p. 91
Consecration of St. John's Cathedral, Milwaukee, 1853	p. 93
Archbishop Gaetano Bedini on the Legacy of Brick-and-Mortar Catholicism, 1855	p. 97
Bishop John J. Hogan on Church-Building in Chillicothe, Missouri, 1859	p. 102
Proposals for a Jesuit College, 1857	p. 104
Our Roman Catholic Brethren, 1868	p. 105
The Altar and Throne of St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, 1877	p. 109
Dedication of St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, 1879	p. 112
Confirmation Day Parade, Holy Family Parish, Chicago, 1895	p. 114
Italian Church Dedication, 1899	p. 116
Dedication of St. Josaphat's (Polish), Milwaukee, 1901	p. 120
The Celtic Revival at St. Patrick's Church, Chicago, 1912	p. 123
Memorial to Irish Patriot Terence MacSwiney, 1920	p. 126
Eulogy for Terence MacSwiney, 1920	p. 128
French Canadians Celebrate Church Reopening, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1996	p. 130
Vietnamese Catholic Center, Santa Ana, California, 1996	p. 133
Diversifying the Immigrant Church
Introduction	p. 137
The Polish	p. 139
Panna Maria, Texas, 1866-70	p. 139
Thomas and Znaniecki on the Polish Parish, ca. 1918	p. 141
St. Stanislaus Kostka, Chicago, 1917	p. 142
Riot in Bay City, Michigan, 1897	p. 143
Zuaves of St. Stanislaus Kostka, 1916	p. 143
Instructions to Polish Catholics, Maspeth, New York, 1913	p. 144
Waclaw Kruszka on the Polish School, 1905-8	p. 145
Polish Clergy on the Polish School, 1920	p. 146
Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, 1885	p. 147
Call for a National Polish Catholic Congress, 1896	p. 149
Waclaw Kruszka, "Polyglot Bishops for Polyglot Dioceses," 1901	p. 151
Francis Hodur, Polish National Catholic Church, 1907, 1901	p. 156
Condemnation of the Kuryer Polski, 1912	p. 157
Polish Clergy in the United States, "I Polacchi" Memorial, 1920	p. 160
Response of the American Hierarchy, 1920	p. 161
The Italians	p. 163
American Bishops and Pastoral Care of Italians, 1884	p. 163
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini and Italian Immigrants, 1889	p. 165
Jacob Riis on Italian Religious Festivals, 1899	p. 167
Italian Women and the Return of San Rocco, ca. 1890	p. 173
A Priest's View of Italian Religious Festivals, ca. 1900	p. 177
Italians' Attitudes toward Catholicism, ca. 1900	p. 179
Social Worker's Report, San Francisco, 1917	p. 181
Sicilians Lay Merlo Away Like a Monarch, 1924	p. 186
The Slovaks	p. 187
Matthew Jankola, Sketches from a Slovak Catholic Parish in Pittston, PA, 1900	p. 187
The Lithuanians	p. 190
Lithuanian Dispute in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, 1877	p. 190
The Czechs	p. 193
Bohemians in Chicago, 1908	p. 193
The Hungarians	p. 194
Hungarians in Chicago and Cleveland, 1905	p. 194
Eastern Rite Catholics	p. 197
Archbishop John Ireland and Eastern Rite Catholics, 1889	p. 197
The French Canadians	p. 199
Bishop Antoine Racine on French-Canadian Catholics in the United States, 1892	p. 199
French-Canadian Mutual Aid Societies, 1910	p. 205
The Portuguese	p. 206
Portuguese Mission in Boston, 1896	p. 206
After 1924: The Persistence and Transcendence of Ethnicity
Introduction	p. 209
The Persistence of Ethnicity	p. 211
John V. Tolino, "Solving the Italian Problem," 1938	p. 211
Italian Procession, Bunker Hill, Michigan, 1939	p. 213
Closing Polish Parishes, Boston, 1990s	p. 215
John Radzilowski, "Why Are They Wrecking Our Churches? Once Center of Polonian Life, Churches Are under Attack," 1998	p. 217
Lithuanian Cemetery, Chicago, 1999	p. 219
The Transcendence of Ethnicity	p. 221
Birth-Control Clinics	p. 221
"Are Irish Catholics Dying Out in This Country?" 1922	p. 222
Mary Onahan Gallery, Letter to Archbishop Mundelein, 1924	p. 223
James M. Gillis, C.S.P., "Will Ye Fight or Will Ye Run?" 1932	p. 224
Catholic Sacramental Practice and Birth Control in Chicago, 1932	p. 225
Margaret Sanger on Catholics and Birth Control, 1934	p. 227
Asian Immigrants
Introduction	p. 229
Chinese Immigrants	p. 232
Father James Bouchard, S.J., "White Man or Chinaman - Which?" 1873	p. 232
Archbishop Joseph S. Alemany Requests Assistance with the Chinese Apostolate in San Francisco, 1871, 1874	p. 234
Francis Leo Lem and Chew Yee to Archbishop Patrick W. Riordan Requesting Chinese Pastor, 1910	p. 235
Chinese Ministry in San Francisco, 1945, 1942	p. 236
Chinese Language School, 1936	p. 239
Chinese Mission, New York, 1959	p. 239
Resolutions of the Tenth Chinese Catholic Conference, 1961	p. 242
Veneration of Ancestors, 1990	p. 243
Zong Ming, "What It Means to Be a Chinese Catholic in America?" 1990	p. 245
Japanese Immigrants	p. 247
Request for a Japanese Mission, San Francisco, 1912	p. 247
Father Albert Breton on the Beginning of the Japanese Missions on the West Coast, 1912-19	p. 247
Bishop John J. Cantwell on Japanese Sisters, 1921	p. 249
Discrimination in Seattle, 1936	p. 251
Maryknoll Protest of Japanese Relocation, 1942	p. 251
Sister Paul Miki's Account of Manzanar, 1940s	p. 252
Advice to Relocated Catholics, 1945	p. 255
James Y. Sakamoto, "Catholicism at Minidoka Internment Camp," 1941-44	p. 256
John Hayatsu, "The Role of the Japanese American in the Church," Seattle, 1992	p. 262
Filipino Immigrants	p. 263
Catholic Filipino Club, Seattle, 1922	p. 263
Letter of Thanks for Catholic Filipino Club, San Francisco, 1927	p. 265
Report on Filipinos in San Francisco, 1941-42	p. 266
Report on Filipinos in Stockton, California, 1956	p. 270
Inquiry and Response on Filipino Ministry, 1980	p. 272
Filipino Catholic Affairs, Archdiocese of San Francisco, Annual Report, 1983-84	p. 274
Jose Arong, O.M.I., Survey of Filipino Priests and Religious - Ministry Focus, 1995-96	p. 276
Santo Nino De Cebu Controversy (documents 121-24)	p. 277
Agreement between Cebu Association and St. Joseph's Parish, San Francisco, 4 February 1979	p. 277
Warren Hinckle, "Hinckle's Journal/The Philippine Priest and the Philippine Saint," 1984	p. 278
Sally Famarin Protest Letter, 1982	p. 280
Final Settlement, 1984	p. 281
Nontraditional View of Santo Nino, ca. 1997	p. 281
From the Peter Bacho Novel Cebu, 1991	p. 282
Vietnamese Immigrants	p. 283
Report on Vietnamese Ministry, San Francisco, 1977	p. 283
Request for a Personal Parish, San Jose, California, 1984	p. 285
Vietnamese Conflict in San Jose (documents 129-34)	p. 289
Teresa Baggot, "Feud Erupts as Vietnamese Split over Pastor: Excommunications and Death Threats in San Jose Parish," 1986	p. 290
Diocese of San Jose Report, 1988	p. 293
Diocese of San Jose - Office of the Bishop, 1988	p. 294
Misuse of Former Mission Site, 1993	p. 295
Letter of Bishop Pierre DuMaine to St. Patrick Proto-Cathedral, 27 November 1993	p. 295
Office of the Bishop - Diocese of San Jose, 1999	p. 296
Generational Concerns in Sacramento, California, 1991	p. 297
Korean Immigrants	p. 300
Anselm Kyongsuk Min, On Korean Catholicism, 1999	p. 300
Korean Pastoral Mission, San Francisco, 1980	p. 303
Bishop of Overseas Korean Catholics, 1981	p. 304
Other Asian Immigrants	p. 305
Report on Asian Hearings: The Experience of Church in the United States, 1990	p. 305
Recommendations to the Catholic Church at National and Local Levels from National Hearings of Asian Catholic Communities in the United States, 1990	p. 306
New Models and Concerns
Introduction	p. 309
Cultural Pluralism as New Paradigm, 1985	p. 310
Chinese Pastoral Plan: Archdiocese of San Francisco, 1992	p. 311
Kerry Tremain, "Welcoming the New Americans: The Same Love," 1999	p. 312
Laotian Catholic Refugees in the United States, 1993	p. 313
Robert W. McChesney, "The Mother Teresa of Immigration Detention," 1999	p. 316
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