The Right Reverend Monsignor Louis Meyer papers, 1910-2007 (MC 91)
...parish priest for the next 19 years. He served as an Army chaplain during World War II, and was stationed in the China-Burma-India Theater until 1946. Upon his discharge from the service, Meyer resumed his parish duties in Philadelphia. He was elevated to Monsignor in 1965, retired in 1972, and
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,
behindhalveyslens
...s reveal the changing landscape of Catholicism in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia over the course of a half century....