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Hoc Est Sacrificium Laudis: The Influence Of Hebrews On The Origin, Structure, And Theology Of The Roman Canon Missae, Matthew S. C. Olver Apr 2018

Hoc Est Sacrificium Laudis: The Influence Of Hebrews On The Origin, Structure, And Theology Of The Roman Canon Missae, Matthew S. C. Olver

Dissertations (1934 -)

One area of study that received a newfound level of attention during the twentieth century’s Liturgical Movement was the relationship between the Bible and liturgy. The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum concilium, highlights the importance and centrality of this relationship, declaring that “[s]acred scripture is of the greatest importance in the celebration of the liturgy” (SC 24). The broad movements of ressourcement and la nouvelle théologie, particularly figures such as Jean Daniélou and Henri de Lubac, emphasized the deep unity between Scripture and the very text of liturgical rites and argued that the liturgy is an expression of spiritual …


Eighteenth-Century Forerunners Of Vatican Ii: Early Modern Catholic Reform And The Synod Of Pistoia, Shaun London Blanchard Apr 2018

Eighteenth-Century Forerunners Of Vatican Ii: Early Modern Catholic Reform And The Synod Of Pistoia, Shaun London Blanchard

Dissertations (1934 -)

This dissertation sheds further light on the nature of church reform and the roots of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) through a study of eighteenth-century Catholic reformers who anticipated Vatican II. The most striking of these examples is the Synod of Pistoia (1786), the high-water mark of "late Jansenism." Most of the reforms of the Synod were harshly condemned by Pope Pius VI in the Bull Auctorem fidei (1794), and late Jansenism was totally discredited in the increasingly ultramontane nineteenth-century Catholic Church. Nevertheless, many of the reforms implicit or explicit in the Pistoian agenda - such as an exaltation of …


Long Journeys To A Middle Ground: Indians, Catholics, And The Origins Of A New Deal In Montana And Idaho, 1855-1945, Aaron David Hyams Apr 2016

Long Journeys To A Middle Ground: Indians, Catholics, And The Origins Of A New Deal In Montana And Idaho, 1855-1945, Aaron David Hyams

Dissertations (1934 -)

This study focuses on the experiences of individuals and families, on the Blackfeet, Flathead, and Nez Perce reservations of Montana and Idaho, who converted to Catholicism, adapted to agricultural living, accepted American education, and otherwise sought to find their places in a rapidly changing world. At the same time, this project follows local Catholic leaders from the missions and surrounding parishes who struggled with their contradictory roles as shepherds of their native flocks and agents of colonialism. I argue that Indians and Catholics on the reservations carved out often overlapping communities and identities as they negotiated the changes introduced by …


The Mystical And Political Body: Christian Identity In The Theology Of Karl Rahner, Erin Kidd Apr 2016

The Mystical And Political Body: Christian Identity In The Theology Of Karl Rahner, Erin Kidd

Dissertations (1934 -)

Jesuit theologian Karl Rahner (1904-1984) is well known for initiating the turn to the subject in Catholic theology. The heart of Rahner’s theological reflection is the experience of God as encouraged by Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises. In questioning how the subject experiences God, Rahner develops a theological anthropology that attempts to elucidate the original unity of spirit and matter. As he argues, the human being is “spirit-in-world,”—the one who actualizes her transcendence in space and over time. While Rahner’s readers have been quick to draw out the implications of the subject as spirit, they have been less attentive to …


Special Education As A Moral Mandate In Catholic Schools, Mary E. Carlson Apr 2016

Special Education As A Moral Mandate In Catholic Schools, Mary E. Carlson

Dissertations (1934 -)

This study summarizes the level of services offered to students with special educational needs in Catholic schools and finds that children with disabilities are underserved and that research regarding the extent and types of services offered is insufficient. More importantly, the author examines the practice of Catholic schools’ non-admission of students with special needs using: traditional Catholic Social Teaching, especially the doctrine of St. Thomas Aquinas; virtue ethics; the hermeneutic of real, lived experience; and liberation theologies and related liberatory disciplines. Viewed through each of these lenses, current Catholic school practice, in the majority of cases, is unjust. To remain …


Renovatio: Martin Luther's Augustinian Theology Of Holiness (1515/16 And 1535-46), Phillip L. Anderas Oct 2015

Renovatio: Martin Luther's Augustinian Theology Of Holiness (1515/16 And 1535-46), Phillip L. Anderas

Dissertations (1934 -)

In this book I argue that much of mainstream Luther scholarship (and Lutheran theology) is quite wrong to think that Martin Luther downplayed, denied, derided, or just plain ignored “the holiness without which no one shall see the Lord” (Heb. 12:14). In fact, from the first inklings of his “Augustinian turn” c. 1514 to his death in 1546, Luther held and taught a robust theology of progressive renewal in holiness, carefully calibrated to the sober reality of residual sin and the astonishing gospel of grace in Jesus Christ. As it is set forth in the works that embody his most …


Predictive Factors For Commitment To The Priestly Vocation: A Study Of Priests And Seminarians, Yulius Sunardi Oct 2014

Predictive Factors For Commitment To The Priestly Vocation: A Study Of Priests And Seminarians, Yulius Sunardi

Dissertations (1934 -)

The present study examined factors for priestly commitment and the relationship between priestly commitment and well-being of Catholic priests and seminarians. While evidence for the effectiveness of assessment in identifying the suitability of applicants to the priesthood and evaluating the general psychological health of priests and seminarians has been well documented, the effectiveness of assessment in predicting commitment to the priesthood remains under question. This study addressed such an issue by identifying the individual and sets of factors for priestly commitment using a sample of 120 priests and 52 seminarians. Through Hierarchical Multiple Regression analyses, the present study examined the …


Newman Under Foreign Skies, Mary Mirabella Apr 1939

Newman Under Foreign Skies, Mary Mirabella

Bachelors’ Theses

December 1832: That date marked the beginning of a memorable few months in the life of a colossal figure of the nineteenth century, John Henry Cardinal Newman-a figure scarcely possible of eclipse at any period and surely most outstanding at this particular epoch of the Anglican Church's history.


Ludwig Anzengruber's Attitude Toward The Catholic Church, Anne Hoerburger May 1938

Ludwig Anzengruber's Attitude Toward The Catholic Church, Anne Hoerburger

Bachelors’ Theses

In the following three chapters I propose to discuss Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld, Die Kreuzelschreiber, Der Meineidbauer, and Der G'wissenswurm, with an attempt to discover the attitude of the author, Ludwig Anzengruber, toward the Catholic Church. I shall not consider or attempt to discuss these dramas as re­gards their merit or demerit as dramatic works or as pieces of literature; nor shall I attempt to criticise the technique of the author, or his rank among the literary figures of the world. Any statements that I may make with regard to these points will be purely incidental …


Pope Pius Xi And The Press, Mary Virginia Klep Feb 1938

Pope Pius Xi And The Press, Mary Virginia Klep

Bachelors’ Theses

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Oratio Et Philosophia, Robert James Casper May 1936

Oratio Et Philosophia, Robert James Casper

Bachelors’ Theses

In the modern trend to disparage the acts and truths of revealed religion, discerning Catholic Apologists find that so-called rationalist thinkers fail to focus the spotlight of reason on the religious question which otherwise causes them such great interest. The reason opponents of religion avoid conflict on these grounds is suggested by the following words of Arnold Lunn in the chronicle of his recent conversion.


A Study Of Peter Dorfler And His Works, Mary Arnolda Neumann Jul 1933

A Study Of Peter Dorfler And His Works, Mary Arnolda Neumann

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of writing this thesis is to study the works of Peter Doerfler so as to get some knowledge of his contribution to present day literature. Another reason is to learn how Doerfler ranks in the minds of the leading literary critics and to ascertain what his possible role in Catholic literature in particular and German literature in general will be. A third reason is to point out the outstanding qualities of Doerfler's works.


Marriage And Divorce, Severin J. Wiza Jul 1931

Marriage And Divorce, Severin J. Wiza

Bachelors’ Theses

Marriage and divorce have of late received a great deal of attention throughout the world. The recent Encyclical Letter of Hie Holiness Pope Pius XI, on Christian Marriage, has occasioned comment and considerable thought. Anyone desiring a full treatment of marriage and divorce should consult the Encyclical on Marriage. But yet I would be glad to have the reader attend to the thought that the reading of the Encyclical has stimulated in me. Perhaps a reading of this thesis will result in a strong desire on the readers part to write a thesis on this subject which will excel my …


The Place Of Catechetical Instruction In Catholic Education, Anne H. Graham Jul 1930

The Place Of Catechetical Instruction In Catholic Education, Anne H. Graham

Bachelors’ Theses

Catechetical instruction in the Church dates from St. Paul, and is mentioned in his Epistles. Requirements for admission into the primitive Church were exacting and thorough. The writings of the Fathers, the ancient liturgies, and the decrees of the first Councils tell us that before their Baptism, the catechumens were obliged to learn by heart the Our Father and the Apostles' Cree, and had to be instructed in these formulas. In addition, special instruction was also given them regarding the Commandments and the Sacraments they were about to receive - Baptism, Confirmation, and the Holy Eucharist.


The Place Of Catechetical Instruction In Catholic Education, Anne H. Graham Jul 1930

The Place Of Catechetical Instruction In Catholic Education, Anne H. Graham

Bachelors’ Theses

Catechetical instruction in the Church dates from St. Paul, and is mentioned in his Epistles. Requirements for admission into the primitive Church were exacting and thorough. The writings of the Fathers, the ancient liturgies, and the decrees of the first Councils tell us that before their Baptism, the catechumens were obliged to learn by heart the Our Father and the Apostles’ Creed, and had to be instructed in these formulas. In addition, special instruction was also given them regarding the Commandments and the Sacraments they were about to receive - Baptism, Confirmation, and the Holy Eucharist.


Early Influences On John Henry Cardinal Newman, Anastasia E. Garvey May 1930

Early Influences On John Henry Cardinal Newman, Anastasia E. Garvey

Bachelors’ Theses

John Henry Cardinal Newman was one of the outstanding leaders in the Oxford Movement of 1833. His services to the Catholic Church have been gratefully acknowledged by the Catholic world. He holds a place among England's literary geniuses for his contributions to English literature.


Tertullian's Influence As A Man And A Writer On The Church, Mary Dominica Mullen Jun 1928

Tertullian's Influence As A Man And A Writer On The Church, Mary Dominica Mullen

Bachelors’ Theses

Tertullian was born about the middle of the second century A. D., at Carthage, a great city with a great history* ’’Tyre in Africa,” is one of his favorite phrases for Carthage and her ’’sister cities,” and he quotes Virgil’s description of Dido’s town ’’studiis asperrima belli.”* But his Carthage was not that of Dido and Hannibal. It was the refounded city of Julius Caesar, now itself two hundred years old - a place with a character of its own, familiar to the reader of St. Augustine’s Confessions - a character confirmed by the references of Tertullian to its amusements …


Montana, Northern Cheyenne Reservation, St. Labre's Mission School, 1921, William M. Hughes, Bureau Of Catholic Indian Missions Jan 1921

Montana, Northern Cheyenne Reservation, St. Labre's Mission School, 1921, William M. Hughes, Bureau Of Catholic Indian Missions

Montana

The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions (BCIM) was created in 1874 as the Office of the Commissioner for Catholic Indian Missions to protect, promote, and administer the Native American mission interests of the Catholic Church in the United States. Records in this group are organized by record group and then state or territory and year.  Collection organization varies very little throughout the collection, however, prior to 1921, general correspondence was organized by location.  Starting with Director Hughes, general correspondence was placed as its own subgroup within the collection and is organized alphabetically.  Please go to Ask An Archivist if you …