Key People
This woman took part in the Great Railroad Strike in 1877 in Pittsburg and was labeled "The Most Dangerous Woman in America"
Who is Mary Harris Jones
Dorothy Day co-founded this Catholic Newspaper that promoted Catholic teachings.
What is The Catholic Worker?
The English translation of Rerum Novarum. Reflects on the changes brought about by industrialization.
What is "Of New Things"?
It was the year that the peaceful rebellion began in Mexico.
What is 1927?
It is a system where all property is controlled by a small group of individuals.
What is socialism?
Co-founder of catholic worker movement and advocated for a renewal of the Christian practice of hospitality.
Who is Peter Maurin
It was written by Cardinal Gibbons and defended Catholicism. Sold over two million copies.
What is The Faith of Our Fathers?
The English translation for the German struggle, which occurred during the nineteenth century due to Chancellor Otto von Bismarck.
What is the "Culture Struggle"?
They helped create a peace between the resistance and the Mexican government.
Who are the United States and the Knights of Columbus?
It is a labor organization formed in 1869 and founded by Uriah Stevens.
What is the Knights of Labor?
He studied Kant’s “Critique of Pure Reason”, while working in a bakery before entering the Redemptorist community.
Who is Isaac Hecker?
It was written to promote minimum wage and to create stronger labor rights.
What is "A Living Wage: Its Ethical and Economic Aspects"?
It was the battle cry used during the Christiada in Mexico.
What is "Viva Cristo Rey"?
He was accused of a bombing attempt of a former Mexican president, and was sentenced to death. Before he was executed he forgave his executions and exclaimed "Long live Christ the King!".
Who is Miguel Pro?
This refers to all of the activities and initiatives of the Church and her members to promote mutual understanding and unity.
What is Ecumenism?
He outlawed public worship, forebode priests from wearing religious garments in public, and later executed priests and religious people.
Who is Dictator Calles?
It was an encyclical from Pope Leo XIII that addressed industrialization.
What is Rerum Novarum?
It is the English translation of the Latin phrase "Laborem Exercens" and is the title of Pope John Paul II's encyclical.
What is "On Human Work"?
This caused the Catholic population in Mexico to dwindle during the 1920s.
What is Communism?
It was a papal encyclical that condemned modernism.
What is Pascendi Dominici Gregis?
Author of “A Living Wage: Its Ethical and Economical Aspects”
Who is Father John A. Ryan?
The encyclical written by Pope John Paul II, which reflects on human work.
What is Laborem Exercens?
The French name for a free market economy.
What is Laissez-faire capitalism?
This is the title given to the uprising that occurred after communism spread through Mexico.
What is Christiada?
This began in the 1930s and implemented the Gospels and Catholic teachings in New York City.
What is the Catholic Worker Movement?