Step inside Eckley’s 1861 Church of the Immaculate Conception - built for Irish Catholic mineworkers and later deconsecrated, then immortalized in the film, The Molly Maguires. Today, it stands restored as part of Eckley Miners’ Village, a testament to faith and community in Pennsylvania’s Coal Region. Read the full story.
Spotlight (2015) shows how Boston Globe journalists uncovered the Catholic Church’s child abuse scandal, highlighting how investigative reporting can change the world. This film resonates today amid corporate pressures and misinformation. I explore why it’s my favorite film and why fearless journalism still matters. Read the full story.
The first funerals following the East Brookside Disaster in 1913 marked a beginning of mourning rituals following Schuylkill County's deadliest mine disaster.