Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Chicago (Ill.)

Scope and Contents From the Class: This class contains periodicals with content from across all areas of the archives. We store them together due to their similar material, size, and fragility. The content is related to individual Benedictine Sisters, schools staffed by Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, and to the Catholic culture of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Diocese of Pueblo. The archives considers the context of the articles and/or the carrier of the content to be of intrinsic value so the entire page or newspaper...

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Decisions for the Future of Our Church is a report from the Cardinal to the Archdiocese of Chicago following a consultative strategic planning process. It sets the direction for the Chicago Church's work in evangelization and education as wll as in ministerial leadership.

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On page 22, there is information on the St. Scholastica High School valedictorian, Helen McCallister, the daughter of Oblate Richard McCallister. On page 25, there is and advertisement for St. Scholastica High School.

Scope and Contents From the Class: This class contains periodicals with content from across all areas of the archives. We store them together due to their similar material, size, and fragility. The content is related to individual Benedictine Sisters, schools staffed by Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, and to the Catholic culture of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Diocese of Pueblo. The archives considers the context of the articles and/or the carrier of the content to be of intrinsic value so the entire page or newspaper...

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This series illustrates three years of correspondence between Sr. Mary Ann O'Ryan, OSB, during her time as prioress, and the Archdiocese of Chicago regarding the salaries, schedules, and benefits of principles and teachers. There are also several letters sent to Sr. Mary Ann O'Ryan, OSB, from Bishop Arthur Tafoya of the Diocese of Pueblo and Bishop Richard Hanifen of the Diocese of Colorado Springs discussing stipends for the community's sisters working in Colorado.

Scope and Contents From the Class: This class contains periodicals with content from across all areas of the archives. We store them together due to their similar material, size, and fragility. The content is related to individual Benedictine Sisters, schools staffed by Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, and to the Catholic culture of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Diocese of Pueblo. The archives considers the context of the articles and/or the carrier of the content to be of intrinsic value so the entire page or newspaper...

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Two slightly different versions of the agenda for the Annual Meeting of the Second Grade Association of the Archdiocese of Chicago meeting on October 12, 1957, Sister Benita Coffey, OSB was president of the association. Possibly one is the agenda and one is minutes of the morning of the meeting. They demonstrated the use of a lesson from Jesus the Redeemer book of the Jesu-Maria Course in Religion.

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Early materials in this collection are two family photographs from about 1946 and a 1960 photograph from her dorm room at Mount Saint Scholastica College in Atchison, Kansas, featuring a JFK campaign poster. The collection includes biographical information as well as material related to her vocation as an educator and her entusiasm for literacy. Sister Barbara saved some of her correpondence with community members, friends, and public figures.

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This series contains schedules, programs, and planning materials regarding spiritual programming by Sister Benita Coffey, OSB. She worked with adults and students at the middle school through university levels.

Scope and Contents This collection begins with thye report cards of Sr. Mary Ann O'Ryan, OSB, from her time at St. Symphorosa School and contains material from her education as well as from schools where she worked as principal and teacher. There are letters she wrote to her family when she first entered the community just as Vatican II was being held in Rome, and her writings on Catholicc women in history she wrote while pursuing her doctoral studies at Loyola University. Sr. Mary Ann O'Ryan, OSB, also...