Thursday, April 14, 2011

Research in the Archbishop's Archives

Archbishops Archives

Monday, April 4, 2011

Joseph Cardijn - a true apostle

this is one of my greatest heros of history. By the time he died, over 2 million young workers had been mobilized to incorporate Christian faith into the urban work world for workers rights.

The lost Encyclical of Pius XI

There is a small mistake in the video: Pius XI's encyclical prepared NOT "agree with Pace". Instead Pacelli (later Pius XII) hindered Pius XI in everything that he wanted to take against the fascist regimes. It is not "as if the church preparing his armies" - Pope Pius XI was a lone fighter. And if Ciano and Mussolini had hoped in his next death, nevertheless wished, Pacelli and their spouses.

MUSSOLINI SPEECH-NAPOLI 1931

I'm in the process of researching 1920s and 30s Italy and the influence that fascism had on the development of Italian Catholic Action. With NVivo software, it is possible to do discourse analysis of speeches like this one by Mussolini in 1931.

USSOLINI SPEECH TARANTO