Angelus News | May 31, 2019 | Vol. 4 No. 20
The six transitional deacons to be ordained to the priesthood June 1 by Archbishop José H. Gomez pose outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. They include an architect, a music producer, and a scientist. Starting on page 10, they each speak to Angelus News about the paths their vocations took them on and why they believe the priesthood is “worth it” more than ever in 2019.
The six transitional deacons to be ordained to the priesthood June 1 by Archbishop José H. Gomez pose outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. They include an architect, a music producer, and a scientist. Starting on page 10, they each speak to Angelus News about the paths their vocations took them on and why they believe the priesthood is “worth it” more than ever in 2019.
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THE CRUX<br />
BY HEATHER KING<br />
The museum’s Grasshopper Press.<br />
MIKE BARBOUR/FLICKR VIA THE INTERNATIONAL PRINTING MUSEUM<br />
Refuge against the ravages of time<br />
A Carson museum’s tribute to an era when the letterpress was king<br />
The International Printing<br />
Museum, located at <strong>31</strong>5 W.<br />
Torrance Blvd., Carson, is<br />
open Saturdays only, 10-4.<br />
I visited on an open house day that<br />
culminated in the screening of the<br />
documentary “Endless Letterpress.”<br />
The spot is a throwback to another<br />
era. First, the smell: a homey combination<br />
of ink, paper, and wood;<br />
grandmother’s attic. Older guys in<br />
vests, newsboys’ visors, and denim<br />
aprons feed paper into hand-cranked<br />
presses.<br />
Lining the walls are grainy black and<br />
white photos of printing-press days<br />
gone by. Stacks of narrow, long wooden<br />
drawers are filled with lead slugs of<br />
type: Roman, Antique, Gothic.<br />
The museum hosts frequent events.<br />
“Inside the Box: Clamshell Boxes and<br />
Antiquarian Books”; “Krazy Krafts<br />
Day” for the kids.<br />
They’re trying to raise $<strong>20</strong>,000 to<br />
save a rare 1905 Heidelberg Cylinder<br />
Press, one of eight in the world.<br />
(Don’t miss the annual International<br />
28 • ANGELUS • <strong>May</strong> <strong>31</strong>, <strong><strong>20</strong>19</strong>
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