As part of its onging series on the 150th anniversary of the Civil War the New York Times on June 14, 2012 published an article recounting an incident that took place at St. Vincent de Paul Church in St. Louis (founded in 1844 and still run by the Vincentians).  See the following:

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/secession-and-ascen…