Christmas

...s As long as editorial cartoons have appeared in The Catholic Standard and Times, they have challenged the commercialization of Christmas. Wolf, “Whose Birthday?” December 4, 1953 By having Jesus unable to find a card that references his birthday, Wolf challenges viewers to remember the purpose of the holiday. McGovern,

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Ed Sullivan Jr

...ungstown diocesan paper. His cartoons were syndicated through his company Avant features. Sullivan's cartoons often satirized the Church in the post- Vatican II era. Cartoons ran in The Catholic Standard and Times from 1971 through the 1980s. Sullivan, "Hold It," May 31, 1973 Sullivan, "Mr. Lane," June 24, 1976 Sullivan,

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Prague Spring

...nism with a human face." Editorial cartoons from The Catholic Standard and Times were quick to condemn the invasion, highlighting the suppression of the Czech and Slovak peoples. McGovern, “Flower that Blooms in the Spring,” May, 3, 1968 Even before the invasion, many feared that like a weed the Soviets

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