Our guest blogger is Meghan Glasbrenner, who is a student worker at the University Archives and a graduate student in Library and Information Science (LIS) at the Catholic University of America. As part of my coursework I was given the opportunity, in place of a traditional final research paper, to formally arrange and process the Read More
Posts with the tag: Religious Studies
The Archivist’s Nook: Creative Catechism the Manternach-Pfeifer Way
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Baltimore Catechism, Blogs, Carol Dick, Catholic History, religious education, Religious Studies, University Archives | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: Catholic University’s Sisters of Life Collections
Special Collections at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., is happy to announce the receipt in September of the donation of eight small collections of Pro-Life archival materials from The Sisters of Life of New York City. While the Sisters decided to donate the bulk of their archives, centered on the Joseph Stanton Read More
Posted in: News & Events Research & Instruction The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Abortion, Blogs, Collection Management, Family Planning, Feminism, Pro-Life, religious orders, Religious Studies, Sisters, Sisters of Life, Terminally Ill, University Archives | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: The Priestly Labors of John M. Hayes
Guest author is Steve Rosswurm, Professor of History, Emeritus, at Lake Forest College, and author of The FBI and the Catholic Church (2009), The CIO’s Left-Led Unions (1992), and Arms, Country and Class (1987). Archbishop Wilton Gregory, recently named the first Afro-American cardinal of the Church, more than once has pointed to Monsignor John M. Read More
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Blogs, Catholic History, Chicago, Congress of Industrial Organizations, George G. Higgins, Humanities, John A. Ryan, Linna Bresette, National Catholic Welfare Conference, Raymond McGowan, Religious Studies, Social Action Department, Social Reconstruction, University Archives, Wilton Gregory | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: Pre-Vatican II Pamphlet Spotlight – Getting into the Christmas Spirit!
As we approach the Fourth Sunday of Advent, many of us are preparing for Christmas in a variety of ways. Everything from putting up decorations and baking cookies to attending Mass more frequently and receiving the Sacrament of Confession on a more regular basis. This is a season of penance and abstinence, joy and hope! Read More
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives, Blogs, Christmas, Pamphlets, Rare Books, rare books, Religious Studies, University Archives | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: Upon This Granite Block
This week marks one hundred years since the foundation stone for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception was laid on September 23, 1920. But, like Rome, the Shrine wasn’t built in a day. In this blogpost, I’ll focus on the early history of the Shrine—from its inception up until the intermission Read More
Posted in: Digital Scholar Bytes The Archivist's Nook | Tags: American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives, architecture, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Blogs, campus, Cardinal Gibbons, Catholic History, Catholic University, cornerstone, foundation stone, National Shrine, Religious Studies, Salve Regina Press, The Catholic University of America, Thomas J. Shahan, University Archives, Women's History | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: Saving Black Catholic History – The Cyprian Davis, O.S.B. Papers
Guest blogger, Dr. Cecilia Moore, is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Dayton and faculty member of the Degree Program for the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana. Dr. Moore with Dr. C. Vanessa White of the Catholic Theological Union and Fr. Paul Marshall, S.M., Rector of Read More
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: African-American History, Black Catholic Theological Symposium, Black Catholics, Blogs, Catholic History, Humanities, Institute for Black Catholic Studies, National Office of Black Catholics, Religious Studies, St. Meinrad, The Catholic University of America, University Archives | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: “A Shepherd in Combat Boots”: The Life of Father Emil Kapaun
Father Emil Kapaun, a military chaplain who died tragically as a prisoner of war in Korea in 1950, was known as “a shepherd in combat boots,” a perplexing phrase at first blush. How does one reconcile the image of the humble shepherd with that of a soldier in combat boots? Father Kapaun, who was declared Read More
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The Archivist’s Nook: CUA’s Patriarch of Patristics
As indispensable and central to Catholic University as Caldwell Hall, the School of Theology and Religious Studies has been an inseparable part of the identity of the University from its first days. But what makes up a good Theology School? The only way to ensure the proper cultivation of our future scholars and clergy is Read More
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Blogs, Caldwell Hall, Canon Law, Catholic University, Quasten Medal, Religious Studies, theology, University Archives | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: Sr. Bowman Goes to Washington
Sr. Bowman’s life was one rich with literature, music, education, and spirituality. A scholar and teacher to elementary- to college-age students – and even bishops. Bowman contributed to Catholic education, liturgy, and experience through her outreach and writings on music and education. And like Father Cyprian Davis, she was both an educator of and advocate Read More
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The Archivist’s Nook: A Rocky Road to Reconstruction
The year 1919 could be termed a grim one. The First World War had ended in November, 1918, true, but the combatants were still taking measure of that frightful conflict. With more than 70 million people mobilized to fight, more than 16 million had died as a direct result of the war, with another 50 Read More
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