On Tues, 4/30, NDIAS will host two course demonstrations: “Mapping Global Catholicism” by Dr. Kathleen Sprows Cummings and Fr Paul Kollman, CSC, and “Liturgical Upcycling: The Psalms, Taylor Swift, and Making New Stuff” by Kim Belcher and J.J. Wright. More: ndias.nd.edu/events/2024/04…

If you're free this coming Wednesday the 17th, Anne Jusseaume, will be discussing the female vocation in nineteenth-century Paris, drawing on her recent book 'Le soin des pauvres Vocations féminines dans le Paris du XIXe siècle' by Presses universitaires de Rennes.

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We've found several instances of pets included in community photographs. Two examples are shown here. R is the dog at St Ignatius College Community in Malta in 1882; L, a cat in an unknown Jesuit community.

#PetDay #ThrowbackThursday #ArchiveAnimals

Join us next Wednesday, 17 April to hear Anne Jusseaume (Université d'Artois) discuss 'The care of the poor: female vocation in nineteenth-century Paris'.

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Thanks to Dr. Kathleen Sprows Cummings for a great paper on female religious and 'questing' today. Lots of good research questions raised, not least the importance of exploring vocations from a non-statistical perspective.

Thanks to all who participated in a great post-paper discussion!

Join us tomorrow!

DEADLINE REMINDER: There are less than 10 days until the deadline for the call for papers for this year's CRS Annual Conference at Hinsley Hall.

Please send abstracts to [email protected] by 31st March.

Our session next month will take place on Wednesday 3 April. Dr. Kathleen Sprows Cummings will speak to us on 'Questing: Vocation, Migration, and the Study of Catholic Sisters'.

To join us, please register at durhamuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland ISHWRA EHS Catholic Record Society Centre for Catholic Studies, Durham University Cushwa Center

'Kelly and Begadon’s volume sets a new research agenda, which ought to shape the field in the years to come.' Review by Harriet Lyon in Revue d'Histoire Ecclésiastique of the first volume in the series: boydellandbrewer.com/9781914967009/… #twitterstorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism

We were delighted that Brian spoke to us in December as part of our monthly seminar series on this subject!

#nuntastic reminder: #HWRBI2024 ‘Materiality and Technology’ will take place University of St Andrews, 31 May-1 June. Conference registration has been extended to 29 March 2024 so still time to get involved. CFP and related info can be found at the following link: historyofwomenreligious.org/conference-reg…

5 Mar: feast of St. Piran, 5th-century Cornish abbot and saint, supposedly of Irish origin. Is he Ciarán of Saigir? He is the patron saint of tin-miners.

Join on us 13 March to hear Giacomo Ghedini discuss 'From slaves to nuns: stories of Afro-European women in the nineteenth century'. More information on the event and how to register can be found here:

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Thanks to everyone who joined us for yesterday's session on female religious in the OHBIC with John McCafferty and James Kelly (@monksinmotion). It was great to have so many there, with a positive discussion on future areas of research.

Fab discussion on these newly-published volumes, on recent changes in the historiography as well as avenues for future research *

We are delighted to announce the 'call for papers' for our 66th annual conference which will take place in July at Hinsley Hall, Leeds. All the details are on our website at: crs.org.uk/conferences #CathHist #Catholicism #history #twitterstorians #nuntastic #recusantsbaby

The Centre for Catholic Studies, Durham University's James Kelly and Centre for Catholic Studies, Durham University hon prof John McCafferty will be talking at the next ISHWRA online event about women religious in the 5 volumes of The Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism #nuntastic

Join us this Wednesday, 21 February, when we'll be discussing female religious in the Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism.

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On 21 February (and not the 28th as previously listed) we'll be hosting a session on the Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism. James Kelly and John McCafferty will be offering reflections on what emerges about the story of women religious in this 5-volume series.