Professor Mines Rich, Complex Life of Flannery O’Connor in New Books
After teaching students the writings of Flannery O’Connor for three decades, Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, Ph.D.,…
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Celebrating the Legacy of Mary Lou Williams, ‘Mother of Bebop’
At the start of Black History Month, Fordham’s Curran Center for American Catholic Studies hosted…
Performance to Bring Flannery O’Connor’s Words to Life
In the 1950s in the South, a fictional black woman boards a bus with a…
Extraordinary Life of Flannery O’Connor Explored in New Film
Few folks in this country can lay claim to being a woman, a Southerner, a…
Catholic Church Should Confront Racism and Misogyny, Says Scholar
“Race is one of the first things that we notice about people—along with their sex—when…
Curran Center to Steward Flannery O’Connor Trust
This week, the Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies officially received an endowment…
Veteran News Anchor Dan Rather on America’s National Identity: “The Heart of Patriotism is Humility”
In a time of deep political polarization, former CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather said…
Conference to Highlight Contributions of Catholics to Literary Canon
New York, arguably the capital of both American Catholicism and American literary culture, will see the…
Symposium to Examine Church’s Role in Slavery
Retired lawyer and historian John Cummings believes slavery is America’s greatest sin, and that it…
Economist Compares Apples and Wallets
When Hernando de Soto, PhD, reached the podium in the opening lecture of the Building…