Spring Meeting 2025
The call for papers is open for the ACHA's Spring Meeting, to be held March 27-30, 2025 at St Norbert College in De Pere, WI.
Catholic Historical Review
The CHR is the official organ of the ACHA. Members have unlimited access to the electronic version and its full archives.
ACHA News & Announcements
ACHA Announces 2024 Election Results
Ralph Keen, who was elected vice president of the Association, tops the slate of incoming leaders who will take office in January.
‘Catholicsm Around the Movies’ Returns Oct. 23 to Discuss ‘Wildcat’
Join us for our second webinar of the fall, as we continue our discussions about the intersection of film and Catholic studies. This time around, we’ll be discussing Wildcat (2023), the Ethan Hawke-directed Flannery O’Connor biopic.
ACHA Newsletter: Fall 2024
In this issue: 2025 Annual Meeting schedule of sessions is published and hotel reservations are opened; ACHA President Anthony Smith and Monica Mercado will host latest installment of Catholicism Around the Movies, discussing Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird.
‘Catholicism Around the Movies’ Returns With ‘Lady Bird’ Webinar
Join us Thursday, September 19 on Zoom for our second installment of Catholicism Around the Movies. Anthony Smith and Monica Mercado will discuss Greta Gerwig’s popular 2017 film Lady Bird. Registration is free, but required to attend.
ACHA Newsletter: Summer 2024
In this issue, we look ahead to online programming in the fall, our Annual Meeting in January, and our newly announced Spring Meeting. We’ll also take a look at the students who received ACHA grants for summer research.
ACHA Newsletter: Spring 2024
After another eventful Annual Meeting, our Association’s 104th, we move into another busy season of important announcements and deadlines. Also: ACHA President Tony Smith introduces his new “Catholicism Around the Movies” series of Zoom events kicking off this spiring.
Calendar Deadlines & Events
There are no upcoming events at this time
Calls for Submissions
Submission opportunities from around the field of Catholic Studies. Conferences, journals, awards, and more.
Virginia Museum of History & Culture Opens Applications for Research Fellowships
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture is accepting applications for research fellowships of up to three weeks a year to promote the interpretation of Virginia and access to its collections with a weekly stipend of $1,000 and $500 for local mileage.
Application deadline: January 27, 2023.
Call for Papers: U.S. Catholic Historian’s ‘U.S. Catholic Historiography’ Issue
Upcoming issue will examine U.S. Catholic historiography.
Submission deadline: November 1, 2022
Announcements in Catholic History
The Archivist’s Nook: Christopher J. Kauffman – American Catholic Historian
From the CUA University Libraries blog: Tricia Pyne takes a look at the life and scholarship of Christopher J. Kauffman, a giant in the field of Catholic studies, whose career spanned generations. After his death in 2018, the ACHA established an award in his honor, which is currently in the process of being endowed.
Trailer: Revolution of The Heart: The Dorothy Day Story
A new film on Dorothy Day coming to Public Television in March 2020. This film will be featured on a panel at the November meeting of the American Academy of Religion.
‘Catholic School 1960’ Chronicles Pre-Vatican II Parochial School
A website compiled by a small team of researchers documenting a Brooklyn parochial school that the authors describe as “representative of lots of parochial schools in the years just before the Second Vatican Council.”