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“Give Me Some Beautiful Holy Images That Are Colorful, Play Music, And Flash!” The Roma Pilgrimage To Csatka, Hungary, István Povedák

Journal of Global Catholicism

This study introduces the Csatka pilgrimage, which is one of the most significant festive events for Roma in Central and Eastern Europe. Csatka, a small and secluded village, became one of the most important pilgrimage sites for Roma since the mid-20th century. Tens of thousands of Roma, entire families from Hungary and the surrounding countries arrive to the feast on Nativity Day at the beginning of September. For them, however, the rite is not only about religious actions, but also about their powerful role in strengthening Roma ethnic identity. Through the analysis of the rite, we can gain a good …

The Purple, November 1898

The Purple

The Purple is a student publication offering news of the month, editorials, poetry, college news and alumni news. This issue contains the following:

• Some Uses and Abuses of Novel-Reading
• Villanelle
• College Athletics-Are They Good or Bad?
• A Dream of Football
• Some Personal Experiences of a Surgeon in the Late War
• The Happy Leaves
• Was Gladstone's Attitude Toward the Church Honest and Consistent?
• Rondeau
• Campaigning With the 12th U.S. Infantry
• Rondeau
• The Snowflakes
• Editorials
• The College Chronicle
• Alumni
• College World
• Athletics
• From the Editor's Table
• Photographs of Peter O'Shea '92, Thomas P. Conneff '96, Rev. James Healy '49,

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The Purple, May 1895

The Purple

The Purple is a student publication offering news of the month, editorials, poetry, college news and alumni news. This issue contains the following:

• News of the Month
• Influence of Catholic Genius on English Literature
• Old Oxford
• The Catholic Church the Mother of our Liberties
• The Court of Byzantium
• The Inaugural Concert
• Jubilee of Archbishop Williams
• Centenary of Maynooth College
• O'Connell's Last Words
• Paschatis Dies
• Easter Day
• Our Glee
• The Bee and the Lily
• In Memoriam
• The Late Rev. Fr. Nopper, S.J.
• George J. Boden
• William M. Smith, S.J.
• Athletics
• Jottings
• Advertisements