...g unable to attend parochial schools. McGovern, “The Unhooked Generation?” August 21, 1969 Referencing a contemporary anti-smoking slogan, McGovern shows that Catholic school students are left on the hook for the cost of their education. Knudsen, “Washington Mirage?” September 14, 1972 The promise of tax credits from politicians never seem

...2, Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua announced plans to examine the closing of a number of parishes in North Philadelphia and the city of Chester. Both areas saw a major decrease in parishioners, with both areas losing around 60% of registered members from 1970 to 1990. Due to this and lingering financial

...1 Halvey_P797_001   Altering the Altar The four-day program which ran from August 19th to the 22nd, would include sessions, meetings, and art displays. The keystone event was Archbishop Krol’s opening Mass, which featured a simple altar facing the congregation. Although not the first Mass to be celebrated facing the

Prague Spring On the evening of August 20, 1968, the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia. The invasion put an end to the Prague Spring, a series of political and economic reforms that attempted to create "communism with a human face." Editorial cartoons from The Catholic Standard and Times were quick to