Editorial Cartoons

...ed cartoons. These cartoons covered major historical events, including the Vatican II, and the Civil Rights Movement. Examining the drawings reveals how Catholics reacted to world events. Earl H. Wolf (1915-1999) Earl H. Wolf was the cartoonist for the Diocese of Cleveland’s Catholic Universe Bulletin and the National Catholic News

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Higher, Faster, Stronger: The Olympics

...s decision to boycott the Moscow Games in response to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. Attending Mass at Saint Ignatius and Our Lady of Lourdes, Kobe Bryant was a star player at Lower Merion High School. Drafted in 1996, he spent all 20 years of his career playing for

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Recently Processed Collection: John Gilmary Shea Correspondence

..., I found that most of the correspondence was overstuffed in worn out archival folders and boxes—a preservation nightmare. I was fortunate enough to find one positive quality about the collection; it was previously processed at the item-level which may prove useful to researchers. After discussing an appropriate processing plan

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CORDUM

...unity were conducted in five geographical areas of the city (North, South, West, Germantown and Southwest). Forty parishes were observed in this study. The findings were published in the Spring of 1975 containing six chapters: Worship, Evangelization, Education, Structure and Personnel, Witness and Service, and Finance. Areas that were looked

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