F. Catholic Culture

Scope and Contents The booklets tell the life of the Benedictine saints and founders or novenas (9 consecutive days of prayer for a special intention) and other devotions. These booklets were used to teach and to enhance the prayer of Sisters, their students, and others connected with the community. The 2002 memorial booklet of the sesquicentennial of Benedictine women in North America contains poems by Sister Judith Elms, OSB (1931-2015), Sister Suzanne Zuercher (1931-2014), and Sister Benita Coffey (1931-)....

Scope and Contents The postcards represent Benedictine places that Sisters visited on pilgrimage, study trips, or meetings. They also represent places the Sisters lived and worked. There is a set of postcards from our daughterhouse, St. Mary Monastery, when it was located in Nauvoo, Illinois. The majority show exteriors and interiors of buildings or works of art. The series also includes prayer cards and bookmarks representing Benedictine ideas that were distributed in the community at different poionts,...

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This small collection contains material related to the Catholic life in Chicago, Illinois. Some of the material is of uncertain provenance.

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The bulk of this collection consists of magazine articles, dedicated issues, and memorial books about the Kennedy family and their intersection with American politics in the 1960s. There is a 3-page letter from Sister Barbara McCarry, OSB to her Benedictine Sisters in the Fall of 1960 outlining JFK's platform to encourage their participation in the upcoming election. Sister Barbara aksi cikkected tge texts of his speeches accepting the Democratic nomination and at his inauguration.

Scope and Contents The holy cards represent Benedictine Saints as well as other saints. Some holy cards represent exerpts from the Rule of Saint Benedict or other Catholic themes. They often have artwork on one side and a prayer on the back, accomodating different prayer styles. Holy cards are also printed for a Sister's jubilee or funeral and distributed at those celebrations. Holy cards of individual Sisters are in their files, but samples may appear in this collection. These funeral mass holy cards usually...