The Catholic Hour. Scripts, 1945, 1957, 1959-1960
Quantity: 3 folders 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts of a weekly, half-hour religious program featuring a different speaker and general topic each month.

1945
Note:

• circa May 8, V-E Day Special by Father Timothy Mulvey, “Lady Under the Elms”

1957
Note:

• January Series, “Saints for the Aints” / by Rev. Joseph E. Manton, C.SS.R.
  • January 13, “The Mothers' Saint”
  • January 20, “This Meddlesome Priest”
  • January 27, “Sawdust Halo”
• March Series, “Within Bounds” / by Rev. Charles F. X. Dolan, S. J.
  • March 3, “God-Bound”
  • March 10, “Earth-Bound”
  • March 24, “Unbound”
  • March 31, “The King's Boundaries”
• April Series, “What Happened in Jerusalem” / by Rev. Edmond D. Benard
  • April 7, “In the Garden”
  • April 14, “On the Hill”
  • April 21, “At the Tomb”
  • April 28, “From Jerusalem, the World”
• May Series, “Lord, Teach Us to Pray” / by Rev. Leo Trese
  • May 5, “The What and Why of Prayer”
  • May 12, “Prayer that Reaches God”
  • May 19, “For Whom Shall I Pray?”
  • May 26, “The Best Prayer”
• June Series, “Citadels of Faith” / by Rev. Monsignor John K. Cartwright
  • June 2, “Monte Cassino: Founders of Civilization”
  • June 9, “Carthage: The Light of Christian Learning”
  • June 16, “The Grande Chartreuse: Outpost of Eternity”
  • June 23, “Assisi: The Goodness of Creation”
  • June 30, “Rome: Capital of Christendom”
• August Series, The Role of the Popes in International Life by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Philip Hughes
  • August 4, “The Popes of the Middle Ages and the Century of Reformation”
  • August 11, “The Popes and the Liberal Conquest, 1815-1878”
  • August 18, “Pope Leo XIII, 1878-1893”
  • August 25, “The Popes and the World Today, 1914-1939”
• September Series, “Music in the Worship of the Church” / by Mother Josephine Morgan
  • September 8, “Gregorian Chant”
  • September 29, “The Mass”
• October Series, “Liturgy and Life” / by Very Rev. Michael Ducey
  • October 6, “Active Participation”
  • October 13, “Divine Praise”
  • October 20, “Our Lady”
  • October 27, “Christian Morality”
• November Series, “Uncle George and Uncle Malachy” / by Rev. Urban Nagle
  • November 3, “The Mystery of Religious Vocation”
  • November 17, “Readin' and `Ritin' ”
• December Series, “For Christmas' Sake” / by Rev. Joseph E. Manton, C.SS.R.
  • December 1, “The Long Night Before Christmas”
  • December 8, “Mary, the Christmas Eve”
  • December 29, “Grounded Angels”

1959
Note:

• January Series, “Marriage, ”by Rev. Joseph E. Manton, C.SS.R.
  • January 11, “Hearts Are Easily Hurt”
  • January 18, “Mother-In-Law Blues”
  • January 25, “Bride and Groom”
• February Series, “Catholic Worship” / by Very Rev. W. Michael Ducey, O.S.B.
  • February 1, “Catholic Worship as Adoration”
  • February 8, “Catholic Worship as Thanksgiving”
  • February 15, “Catholic Worship as Atonement”
  • February 22, “Catholic Worship as Petition”
• March Series, “First Words and Lasting Impressions” / by Rev. James F. Finley, C.S.P.
  • March 1, “String Around My Finger”
  • March 8, “God's Work Gets Done”
  • March 15, “Not By Bread Alone...”
  • March 22, “Come”
  • March 29, “Social and Secure”
• April 19, “Catholic Laymen in the Crisis of the Modern American Family” / by Rev. John Thomas, S.J.
• April 26, “The Catholic Layman in the Crises of the Modern Community” / by Donald J. Thorman
• May 3, “The Catholic Concept of Sanctity” / by Rev. Walter J. Burghardt, S.J.
• July Series, “The Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy” / by Rev. Paul M. Lackner
  • July 12, “Apostolate to the Blind”
• September Series, “The Four Last Things” / by Rev. Robert W. Gleason, S.J.
  • September 27, “The Resurrection”
• October 4, Finding God, by Rev. Royal J. Gardner, O.R.
• November Series, “The American Catholic Tradition” / by Rev. Henry J. Browne
  • November 8, “The Way in Education”
  • November 22, “The Enrichment of National Life”
  • November 29, “Devotion to American Democracy”

1960
Note:

• January Series, “In Pursuit of Christian Unity”
  • January 10, “From a Mountain Top” / by Rev. Titus Cranny, S.A.
  • January 17, “Peter: The Sign of Unity” / by Edward F. Hanahoe, S.A.
  • January 24, “The Damascus Road” / by Rev. Edward J. Hanahoe, S.A.
  • January 31, “Our Lady and Unity” / by Rev. Titus Cranny, S.A.
• February 14, “Bye Bye, Bitterness” / by Rev. Joseph E. Manton, C.SS.R.
• March Series, “Recovery Unlimited” / by Rev. John J. Higgins
  • March 6, “The Mystery of Suffering”
  • March 13, Self Help and Recovery
  • March 20, “Alcoholism: The Problem and the Hope” / by Marty Mann
• April 24, “Hope and the Holy Spirit” / by Msgr. John J. Dougherty
• May 29, Dialogue about Catholics and Non-Catholics, with Father Weigel and Mr. Sharper
• September 25, “The Life of St. Vincent de Paul, the Apostle of Charity,” Part II, by Anne Fremantle