Higher, Faster, Stronger: The Olympics
...hool. Drafted in 1996, he spent all 20 years of his career playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. In 2008 and 2012, Kobe was named to the Men’s Basketball Team, helping to bring home a gold medal both times. Kobe Bryant stands ready to shoot a free throw. Image is
Editorial Cartoons
...urch in West Brandywine. His cartoons were featured in The Catholic Standard and Times primarily between 1968 and 1976. John James Knudsen (1923-2008) John James Knudsen was the cartoonist for Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ The Tidings and the San Diego Union Tribune. His cartoons were published in The Catholic Standard
Irish Land War
...testaments, and booklets on a variety of topics. I recently came across a number of documents related to the “Irish Question.” The Irish Question, concerning Irish nationalism and independence, spanned the time period from around the mid 19th to the mid 20th century. Religion and politics were both prominent topics
Eucharistic Congress
...to 1881, when a one day congress was held in Lille, France and attended by 800 people. The event in Philadelphia would last for a week and be attended by over 1,500,000 people including 44 Cardinals and 417 Bishops from around the world. Halvey_A429_001 Halvey_A429_052 Halvey_A429_054 Halvey_A429_056 Hungers and