Located on the St. Mary’s University campus in Reinbolt 102, the Center for Catholic Studies library offers the St. Mary’s University community a location to study and research topics within various studies related to the Catholic Church. Books, articles and other resources are available upon request.
In addition to its role in establishing programs and activities to investigate the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, the Center serves as a resource hub for important documents, organizations and events in Catholic higher education and the Church relevant to current issues and ideas, and professional and scholarly development.
Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching Resources
- Resource 1 – Content on the Catholic Intellectual Tradition published by the ACCU
- Resource 2 – Ex Corde Ecclesiae: An Application to the United States
- Resource 3 – Ex Corde Ecclesiae by Pope John Paul II
- Resource 4 – Examining the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
Mission-Related Programs and Resources
University Programs
- Conference on Justice and Social Concerns/Lin Great Speakers Series
- Escobedo Saint John’s Bible Lecture Series
- The Crossroads Symposium
- The MacTaggart Catholic Intellectual Tradition Lecture Series
External Conferences
- Communication and Religion in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
- Sacred Heart – Catholic Intellectual Tradition Conferences
- St. Thomas – Human Dignity Conference
- The Catholic Intellectual Tradition: Challenges and Opportunities for the Catholic University in the 21st Century (Speed Grant Eligible)
- Communication and Religion in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election (Speed Grant Eligible)
- Religion, State, and Nationalism: Problems and Possibilities (Speed Grant Eligible)
*St. Mary’s faculty may apply to use The Edward and Linda Speed Catholic Studies Faculty Development and Research Fund to attend conferences listed as “Speed Grant Eligible.”
External Competitions
The Tenth Arlin G. Meyer Prize in Music Performance
External Resources
- Vatican
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
- Archdiocese of San Antonio
- North American Center for Marianist Studies
- The Society of Mary (Marianists)
- American Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU)
- Association of Marianist Universities (AMU)
- International Marian Research Institute at The University of Dayton
- Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada Book Awards
- Tecaboca