Keeping faith : European and Asian Catholic immigrants / Jeffrey M. Burns, Ellen Skerrett, Joseph M. White, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burns, Jeffrey M.

Skerrett, Ellen.

White, Joseph Michael.

Series:

American Catholic identities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Catholic Church--History--19th century--Sources.

United States.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Catholic Church--History--20th century--Sources.

Immigrants--Religious life--United States--History--19th century--Sources.

Immigrants.

European American Catholics--History--19th century--Sources.

European American Catholics.

Catholic Church--United States--History--19th century--Sources.

Catholic Church.

Immigrants--Religious life--United States--History--20th century--Sources.

European American Catholics--History--20th century--Sources.

Asian American Catholics--History--20th century--Sources.

Asian American Catholics.

Catholic Church--United States--History--20th century--Sources.

Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Immigrants--Religious life.

Genre:

Sources.

History.

Physical Description:

xxx, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, ©2000.

Contents:

Part 1 Establishing the Immigrant Church

The French and Irish 3

1. Archbishop Ambrose Marechal's Views on the Irish, 1818 4

2. Bishop John Dubois and the New York Irish, 1827 5

3. Bishop John England's Views on French Leadership, 1835 6

The Irish 7

4. St. Patrick's Day Parade, Chicago, 1888 7

5. Views on Irish Immigration to the United States, 1900 9

6. Cardinal James Gibbons on Irish Immigration, 1897 14

7. Bishop Bernard McQuaid's Approval of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, 1894 16

8. Father Theobald Mathew's American Temperance Crusade, 1851 19

9. Henry Clay on Father Theobald Mathew, 1851 20

10. Father Theobald Mathew in Brooklyn, 1851 22

11. Irish Stereotype, 1861 22

12. Archbishop John Ireland on Total Abstinence, 1882 23

13. Irish-American Women and Labor, 1936 24

14. Margaret Haley and the Women's Catholic Order of Foresters, 1900 25

15. Letter to Sister Agatha M. Hurley, B.V.M., 1894 26

16. Jane Addams and the Sisters, 1910 27

17. Unitarian Minister Praises Irish Women and Catholic Schools, 1912 28

18. Helen Jackson's Convent Cruelties, 1923 29

19. Catholic Schools and Irish Female Social and Economic Mobility, 1920 29

20. Protests of Film The Callahans and Murphys, 1927 32

The Germans 33

21. Incorporation of Holy Trinity Church, Philadelphia, 1788 33

22. The Plan of Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B., for Ministry to German Immigrants, 1845 35

23. Views of German Catholic Trustees in Cincinnati, ca. 1850 42

24. Regulations for Cincinnati's German Catholic Parishes, 1850 44

25. Instructions for German Catholic Immigrants, 1869 48

The Germans and Irish 54

26. Immigrant Catholic Life in New York, 1830s and 1840s 54

27. A Missionary's Views on Catholics' Religious Behavior, 1854 57

28. German Catholic Grievances in the Abbelen Memorial, 1886 60

29. Reply of Bishops John Ireland and John Keane to the Abbelen Memorial, 1886 68

30. St. Raphael Societies' Memorial, 1891 74

31. The Cahensly Memorial, 1891 76

32. Reply of the American Archbishops to the Cahensly Memorial, 1892 77

Anti-Catholicism 80

33. Samuel F. B. Morse, Imminent Dangers to the Free Institutions of the United States, 1834 80

34. Orestes Brownson on Native Americanism, 1854, 1856 83

35. The Oath of the American Protective Association, 1893 85

Part 2 Photo Essay: Building the Immigrant Church

Brick-and-Mortar Catholicism 89

36. Bishop John Carroll Blesses a Boston Church, 1803 89

37. Bishop Benedict J. Fenwick on Holy Cross Cathedral, Boston, 1829 89

38. Bishop John England's Appeal for St. Mary's, Charleston, South Carolina, 1838 91

39. Consecration of St. John's Cathedral, Milwaukee, 1853 93

40. Archbishop Gaetano Bedini on the Legacy of Brick-and-Mortar Catholicism, 1855 97

41. Bishop John J. Hogan on Church-Building in Chillicothe, Missouri, 1859 102

42. Proposals for a Jesuit College, 1857 104

43. Our Roman Catholic Brethren, 1868 105

44. The Altar and Throne of St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, 1877 109

45. Dedication of St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, 1879 112

46. Confirmation Day Parade, Holy Family Parish, Chicago, 1895 114

47. Italian Church Dedication, 1899 116

48. Dedication of St. Josaphat's (Polish), Milwaukee, 1901 120

49. The Celtic Revival at St. Patrick's Church, Chicago, 1912 123

50. Memorial to Irish Patriot Terence MacSwiney, 1920 126

51. Eulogy for Terence MacSwiney, 1920 128

52. French Canadians Celebrate Church Reopening, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1996 130

53. Vietnamese Catholic Center, Santa Ana, California, 1996 133

Part 3 Diversifying the Immigrant Church

The Polish 139

54. Panna Maria, Texas, 1866-70 139

55. Thomas and Znaniecki on the Polish Parish, ca. 1918 141

56. St. Stanislaus Kostka, Chicago, 1917 142

57. Riot in Bay City, Michigan, 1897 143

58. Zuaves of St. Stanislaus Kostka, 1916 143

59. Instructions to Polish Catholics, Maspeth, New York, 1913 144

60. Waclaw Kruszka on the Polish School, 1905-8 145

61. Polish Clergy on the Polish School, 1920 146

62. Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, 1885 147

63. Call for a National Polish Catholic Congress, 1896 149

64. Waclaw Kruszka, "Polyglot Bishops for Polyglot Dioceses," 1901 151

65. Francis Hodur, Polish National Catholic Church, 1907, 1901 156

66. Condemnation of the Kuryer Polski, 1912 157

67. Polish Clergy in the United States, "I Polacchi" Memorial, 1920 160

68. Response of the American Hierarchy, 1920 161

The Italians 163

69. American Bishops and Pastoral Care of Italians, 1884 163

70. Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini and Italian Immigrants, 1889 165

71. Jacob Riis on Italian Religious Festivals, 1899 167

72. Italian Women and the Return of San Rocco, ca. 1890 173

73. A Priest's View of Italian Religious Festivals, ca. 1900 177

74. Italians' Attitudes toward Catholicism, ca. 1900 179

75. Social Worker's Report, San Francisco, 1917 181

76. Sicilians Lay Merlo Away Like a Monarch, 1924 186

The Slovaks 187

77. Matthew Jankola, Sketches from a Slovak Catholic Parish in Pittston, PA, 1900 187

The Lithuanians 190

78. Lithuanian Dispute in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, 1877 190

The Czechs 193

79. Bohemians in Chicago, 1908 193

The Hungarians 194

80. Hungarians in Chicago and Cleveland, 1905 194

Eastern Rite Catholics 197

81. Archbishop John Ireland and Eastern Rite Catholics, 1889 197

The French Canadians 199

82. Bishop Antoine Racine on French-Canadian Catholics in the United States, 1892 199

83. French-Canadian Mutual Aid Societies, 1910 205

The Portuguese 206

84. Portuguese Mission in Boston, 1896 206

Part 4 After 1924: The Persistence and Transcendence of Ethnicity

The Persistence of Ethnicity 211

85. John V. Tolino, "Solving the Italian Problem," 1938 211

86. Italian Procession, Bunker Hill, Michigan, 1939 213

87. Closing Polish Parishes, Boston, 1990s 215

88. John Radzilowski, "Why Are They Wrecking Our Churches? Once Center of Polonian Life, Churches Are under Attack," 1998 217

89. Lithuanian Cemetery, Chicago, 1999 219

The Transcendence of Ethnicity 221

90. Birth-Control Clinics 221

91. "Are Irish Catholics Dying Out in This Country?" 1922 222

92. Mary Onahan Gallery, Letter to Archbishop Mundelein, 1924 223

93. James M. Gillis, C.S.P., "Will Ye Fight or Will Ye Run?" 1932 224

94. Catholic Sacramental Practice and Birth Control in Chicago, 1932 225

95. Margaret Sanger on Catholics and Birth Control, 1934 227

Part 5 Asian Immigrants

Chinese Immigrants 232

96. Father James Bouchard, S.J., "White Man or Chinaman

Which?" 1873 232

97. Archbishop Joseph S. Alemany Requests Assistance with the Chinese Apostolate in San Francisco, 1871, 1874 234

98. Francis Leo Lem and Chew Yee to Archbishop Patrick W. Riordan Requesting Chinese Pastor, 1910 235

99. Chinese Ministry in San Francisco, 1945, 1942 236

100. Chinese Language School, 1936 239

101. Chinese Mission, New York, 1959 239

102. Resolutions of the Tenth Chinese Catholic Conference, 1961 242

103. Veneration of Ancestors, 1990 243

104. Zong Ming, "What It Means to Be a Chinese Catholic in America?" 1990 245

Japanese Immigrants 247

105. Request for a Japanese Mission, San Francisco, 1912 247

106. Father Albert Breton on the Beginning of the Japanese Missions on the West Coast, 1912-19 247

107. Bishop John J. Cantwell on Japanese Sisters, 1921 249

108. Discrimination in Seattle, 1936 251

109. Maryknoll Protest of Japanese Relocation, 1942 251

110. Sister Paul Miki's Account of Manzanar, 1940s 252

111. Advice to Relocated Catholics, 1945 255

112. James Y.

Sakamoto, "Catholicism at Minidoka Internment Camp," 1941-44 256

113. John Hayatsu, "The Role of the Japanese American in the Church," Seattle, 1992 262

Filipino Immigrants 263

114. Catholic Filipino Club, Seattle, 1922 263

115. Letter of Thanks for Catholic Filipino Club, San Francisco, 1927 265

116. Report on Filipinos in San Francisco, 1941-42 266

117. Report on Filipinos in Stockton, California, 1956 270

118. Inquiry and Response on Filipino Ministry, 1980 272

119. Filipino Catholic Affairs, Archdiocese of San Francisco, Annual Report, 1983-84 274

120. Jose Arong, O.M.I., Survey of Filipino Priests and Religious

Ministry Focus, 1995-96 276

Santo Nino De Cebu Controversy (documents 121-24) 277

121. Agreement between Cebu Association and St. Joseph's Parish, San Francisco, 4 February 1979 277

122. Warren Hinckle, "Hinckle's Journal/The Philippine Priest and the Philippine Saint," 1984 278

123. Sally Famarin Protest Letter, 1982 280

124. Final Settlement, 1984 281

125. Nontraditional View of Santo Nino, ca. 1997 281

126. From the Peter Bacho Novel Cebu, 1991 282

Vietnamese Immigrants 283

127. Report on Vietnamese Ministry, San Francisco, 1977 283

128. Request for a Personal Parish, San Jose, California, 1984 285

Vietnamese Conflict in San Jose (documents 129-34) 289

129. Teresa Baggot, "Feud Erupts as Vietnamese Split over Pastor: Excommunications and Death Threats in San Jose Parish," 1986 290

130. Diocese of San Jose Report, 1988 293

131. Diocese of San Jose

Office of the Bishop, 1988 294

132. Misuse of Former Mission Site, 1993 295

133. Letter of Bishop Pierre DuMaine to St. Patrick Proto-Cathedral, 27 November 1993 295

134. Office of the Bishop

Diocese of San Jose, 1999 296

135. Generational Concerns in Sacramento, California, 1991 297

Korean Immigrants 300

136. Anselm Kyongsuk Min, On Korean Catholicism, 1999 300

137. Korean Pastoral Mission, San Francisco, 1980 303

138. Bishop of Overseas Korean Catholics, 1981 304

Other Asian Immigrants 305

139. Report on Asian Hearings: The Experience of Church in the United States, 1990 305

140. Recommendations to the Catholic Church at National and Local Levels from National Hearings of Asian Catholic Communities in the United States, 1990 306

Part 6 New Models and Concerns

141. Cultural Pluralism as New Paradigm, 1985 310

142. Chinese Pastoral Plan: Archdiocese of San Francisco, 1992 311

143. Kerry Tremain, "Welcoming the New Americans: The Same Love," 1999 312

144. Laotian Catholic Refugees in the United States, 1993 313

145. Robert W. McChesney, "The Mother Teresa of Immigration Detention," 1999 316.

Foreword / Christopher J. Kauffman

General Introduction / Jeffrey M. Burns, Ellen Skerrett and Joseph M. White

pt. 1. Establishing the Immigrant Church

French and Irish

Irish

Germans

Germans and Irish

Anti-Catholicism

pt. 2. Photo Essay: Building the Immigrant Church

Brick-and-Mortar Catholicism

pt. 3. Diversifying the Immigrant Church

Polish

Italians

Slovaks

Lithuanians

Czechs

Hungarians

Eastern Rite Catholics

French Canadians

Portuguese

pt. 4. After 1924: The Persistence and Transcendence of Ethnicity

Persistence of Ethnicity

Transcendence of Ethnicity

pt. 5. Asian Immigrants

Chinese Immigrants

Japanese Immigrants

Filipino Immigrants

Vietnamese Immigrants

Korean Immigrants

Other Asian Immigrants

pt. 6. New Models and Concerns.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

HSP Copy: Balch Ethnic Studies Collection

Balch Ethnic Studies Collection

Other Format:

Online version: Keeping faith.

ISBN:

1570753172

9781570753176

1570752974

9781570752971

OCLC:

43978204