Drexel Beatification

...,000 pilgrims to Rome to witness the joyous occasion. While Halvey did not travel to Rome, he was in Philadelphia for the Mass of Thanksgiving held on December 4, 1988, at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Bevilacqua and Krol were both celebrants at the Mass and Archbishop

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The Right Reverend Monsignor Louis Meyer papers, 1910-2007 (MC 91)

...85. The Right Reverend Monsignor Louis Meyer papers document the writings, travels, and service of Monsignor Louis Joseph Meyer (1897-1985). This collection dates from 1910 to 2007 and consists of Meyer’s theater work, short stories and writings, speeches and sermons, academic materials relating to St. Charles Seminary and the University

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Jack Chick (1924-2016)

...evangelism. Jack's company, Chick Publications, has been listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Chick Tracts Jack Chick's short pocket-sized cartoon tracts, called Chicklets, were designed to be passed on to others. These cartoons cover a wide range of topics, from basic Gospel stories to the

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Catabloging

...hrough my employment here, I am a member of the Delaware Valley Archivists Group, or DVAG, and have found the association's meetings to be very informative and educational. It was at a DVAG meeting a couple of years ago that Cathleen Miller, who at the time was serving as Project

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