It was published in _U.S. Catholic Historian_ in 2024. Be on the lookout for further details about a presentation by Dr. Acors on the theme of her essay in the Fall of 2025. Congratulations to Dr. Acors, whose win comes with $1500! We hope her work will be read and celebrated.
The 6th New Scholar Essay Prize for Catholic Studies in the Americas goes to Dr. Brittany Acors (@brittany_acors ), Ph.D. for her essay entitled “‘God wanted me to have another chance’: American Catholic Women, Disability, and Vocation in Polio Memoirs.” muse.jhu.edu/pub/16/article…
Get your essays ready for the 6th Annual New Scholar Essay Prize for Catholic Studies in the Americas $1500 award! March 15 deadline. @curran_centerfordham.edu/academics/cent…
@achahistory - can any ACHA folks or others point me to a text that will offer good estimates about medieval mass/sacraments frequency for laity? I know it is infrequent, but would love a little more specificity.. I remember reading about this a long time ago... thanks in advance
Our first ever "Honorable Mention" for Andrew Walker-Cornetta and his essay: “‘These Are Our Saints’: A Lourdes Shrine, the St. Coletta School for Exceptional Children, & the Catholic Remaking of Cognitive Disability”
New Scholar Essay Prize for Catholic Studies in the Americas, sponsored by @curran_center at Fordham-- Prize Announcement: 1st Place: @SusanBReynolds1 “‘I Will Surely Have You Deported’: Undocumenting Clergy Sexual Abuse in an Immigrant Community” @TR_Fordham
Check our recent interview with Julia Feder, @heather_fryer, and Rebecca Murray, TR researchers of "Just one Jesuit" Project.
"We have learned a lot from the research that we have been able to do, but we have many more unanswered questions."
takingresponsibility.ace.fordham.edu/five-questions…