Later Years
For many years, he was a columnist for the Pittsburgh Catholic. He marched with Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Spring Mobilization for Peace in New York in 1967. He opposed America's involvement in the Vietnam War in 1969, and supported workers in Pittsburgh as they lost their jobs and livelihood when the steel industry closed in the 1980s.
He continued his involvement in Catholic activism throughout the eras of Civil Rights, the women's movement, and the anti-war movements.
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