Sunday, February 16, 10:30 AM Cathedral of the Assumption Undercroft 433 South 5th Street Free – Open to the Public A native of New Albany, Joseph Elmer Ritter became one of the most influential Roman Catholic Clergymen of the 20th century as Bishop/Archbishop of Indianapolis and later as Archbishop/Cardinal of St. Louis. He was an advocate of civil rights and social justice, speaking vehemently against the Ku Klux Klan, and he worked to integrate Catholic schools in Indianapolis in the 1930s and St. Louis in the 1940s. Come learn more on Sunday, February 16 after the 9:30 Mass in the Undercroft. Our presenter is Greg Sekula, Director of the Southern Regional Office of Indiana Landmarks, a statewide non-profit historic preservation organization. He holds a degree in Historic Preservation from Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island, and is a past Fellow of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He served on the Board of Directors of the Cardinal Ritter Birthplace Foundation and has been a member of the Cathedral since 2002.