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Gerard J. St. John

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About: Gerard J. St. John

The Courts

Gerard J. St. John: Pigpen and the Philadelphia Lawyer

February 12, 2026February 11, 2026
Gerard J. St. John

In the late 1960s, the conventional wisdom in the legal world was that a young lawyer could get practical trial […]

Religion

Gerard St. John: The lector’s challenge

February 4, 2026February 3, 2026
Gerard J. St. John

Serving as lector at a Catholic Mass is a pretty easy task; you simply read the words that are put […]

Sports

Gerard St. John: The Dutchman

December 12, 2025December 12, 2025
Gerard J. St. John

Over the course of more than eighty years, I spent a lot of time in barbershops. That said, it is […]

Military

Gerard St. John: Thank you for your service

December 10, 2025December 9, 2025
Gerard J. St. John

John J. Pershing, commanding general of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, viewed a national draft as essential […]

History

Gerard St. John: Joe Rosenthal’s Iwo Jima

November 10, 2025November 9, 2025
Gerard J. St. John

It is a magnificent photograph. Look at it closely. It is the fifth day of the 36-day Battle of Iwo Jima; […]

History

Gerard St. John: Emile Frerard and Gunner’s Run

October 24, 2025December 12, 2025
Gerard J. St. John

Tales from old Philadelphia.

By Gerard St. John

Op-Ed

Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Love and table tennis

Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Love and table tennis

schedule February 14 2026
ink_pen Gerard J. St. John

Like all over America, life was hard around Valentine’s Day of 1934 in Depression-era Philadelphia. And like all aspects of […]

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