Remembering and Reconnecting with Phil Runkel
Phil Runkel, the longtime Catholic Worker archivist at Marquette University, recently suffered a broken hip. Rosalie Riegle took the news as an opportunity to offer this fond remembrance.
Phil Runkel, the longtime Catholic Worker archivist at Marquette University, recently suffered a broken hip. Rosalie Riegle took the news as an opportunity to offer this fond remembrance.
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