Audio Recordings

Ed Marciniak, "The Price of Labor/Management Peace" 1950
Scope and Content Note: In his lecture, Marciniak declares that "citizenship" is the price of peace between labor and management. He clarifies this by stating that the political concept of citizenship (i.e. where equals participate in their own democratic rule) should be extended to the economic sphere. In Marciniak's estimation, implementing economic citizenship would require removing the stigma around manual labor, limiting management's and organized labor's desire for more wealth, and both parties developing of a sense of responsibility towards the community. A question and answer period session follows the lecture. This recording was made during the Fall of 1950.

Julian Pleasants, "The Effects of Nutrition" 1951 October 26
Scope and Content Note: Pleasants speaks on nutrition and its effect on natal and mental health, illness, and longevity. The discussion is incomplete, as one half of this recording was in poor condition and not copied over when creating this open-reel tape.

Father Emeric Lawrence, "Liturgy of Holy Week" 1951 April 4
Scope and Content Note: Lawrence takes questions from the audience about the Liturgy of Holy Week. In doing so, he argues that the revelation of God is slowly and continually unfurling. He also speaks on the importance of the epistle gospels, the history of various rites, and the importance of the life of Christ.

Father [?] Halloran, "Liturgy of Holy Week" 1953 March 27
Scope and Content Note: Halloran provides his interpretation of the liturgy of Holy Week. It is his opinion that the liturgy stands as proof of humanity's redemption through the martyrdom of Christ and acts as a reminder of the selflessness inherent to Christianity.

Father Bernard[?] Mullahy, "Liturgy and the Passion" 1954 April 9
Scope and Content Note: Mullahy describes the Passion narrative, its symbology, and how the liturgy of Christ still allows believers to cleanse their souls through the redemptive power of his crucifixion. A question and answer session follows the lecture.

Day of Recollection, 1953? November 18
Scope and Content Note: An unidentified speaker takes questions from the audience for a Day of Recollection, a day Christians set aside to contemplate their relationship with God.

Father Jalliffe, "Art and Man" 1953 March 20
Scope and Content Note: In this lecture, Jalliffe speaks on the definition of art, the way in which art acts as a form of morality and happiness for mankind, and art's role as an avenue leading individuals to God.

Baroness F. Eschwieler, undated
Scope and Content Note: Eschwieler speaks on the message of Christ's love as promoted by the Christian church and as the anecdote to the material promises of communist thought. A portion of the speech seems to have been omitted on the original copy due to its poor quality.

Dr. Konarig, "The Age of Secularism" 1951 November 23
Scope and Content Note: Konarig argues that the shift towards secularism resulted from the importance of the material sciences to the Industrial Revolution. He also contends that the new shift towards biological sciences will necessitate a step back from mechanical understandings of the universe to a more holistic, and spiritual, understanding. The recording seems to begin part way through the lecture.

Group discussion on social problems, undated
Scope and Content Note: Various speakers discuss social problems in the fields of economics, politics, education, family, and religion. There is also a discussion of the distinctions between social action and Catholic action as a solution to these social problems.

Jerry Voorhis, "The Christian in Politics" 1952 February 29
Scope and Content Note: Voorhis speaks about the thesis of his book, "The Christian in Politics," which was to encourage practicing Christians to participate more enthusiastically in politics, both as candidates and in the electorate. He argues that the threat of communism and nuclear war compels American Christians to stand up and organize to protect democracy. A question and answer session follows the speech.

Father Cartwell, "Social Teaching of Church" undated
Scope and Content Note: Cartwell argues that the purpose of the Catholic Church is to bring the humanizing spirit of Christ to the whole world through the realms of economics, politics, and the family. He speaks about the history of the Church's humanizing mission and its present. A question and answer session follows the lecture.

Monsignor Koenig, "Christian Democracy" 1953 May 1
Scope and Content Note: Koenig speaks on the teachings of Pope Pius XII's as they relate to concept of democracy. The lecture pertains in particular to the Pope's 1944 Christmas message, which declared that the future of the world belonged to democracies and that democracy was the best means of promoting peace and justice. The recording ends as the question and answer session begins.

Unidentified radio program, "Giving Sex Instruction" Circa 1953
Scope and Content Note: This a recording of a radio program on sex education given from a Christian perspective, and it seems to have been part of a larger section on family and marriage. The recording was not produced by the Cardijn Center, but it was included in the compilation of recordings produced for this collection.

Reverend Edward G. Brill, "The True Meaning of Religious Tolerance" 1953 October 30
Scope and Content Note: Brill speaks on the importance of assuming sincerity when speaking with people of differing denominations and faiths. Expounding upon this, he argues that a sincere belief in God overrides an individual's allegiance to an specific theology. A question and answer session follows the lecture.

Father Eugene Bleidorn, "The Challenge of the Church" 1958 March 1
Scope and Content Note: Bleidorn argues that the Church has consistently failed in attending to its responsibility to the poor. In his estimation, the resulting global inequality had contributed to the building revolutionary sentiment of the age and that this sentiment was being preyed upon communist movements. Unless a change was made, Bleidorn argues the Church will be increasing persecuted for its indifference to injustice. A question and answer session follows the lecture.

Dr. Pick, "Catholics and Modern Art" 1954 March 5
Scope and Content Note: Pick argues that Catholics, as a group, were unwisely unreceptive to the concepts of modern art. Buttressing his point, he states that the movement reaffirms artistic, as opposed to photographic, depictions of objects and people. This, he states, is a style not dissimilar to that promoted by the Church during the Middle Ages.

Unidentified speaker on the importance of social engagement, undated
Scope and Content Note: An unidentified speaker discusses the importance of Catholics becoming more engaged with the world so that they may humanize society through the message of Christ.

Reverend Vincent O'Connell, "The Family and the Labor Union" 1954 October 8
Scope and Content Note: O'Connell speaks on the relationship between the family unit and the labor union. He argues that the industrial revolution changed the dynamic of work in a way that divided labors and led to the alienation of individuals within families. This alienation contributed to an increase in abusive behavior by employers, which the labor unions were crafted to fight back against. He then points to labor campaigns for the eight hour day and against child labor as allowing for the redevelopment of familial cohesion. A question and answer period follows the lecture.

Dr. D.A Gallagher, "Understanding France" 1954 November 12
Scope and Content Note: Gallagher, having spent the last two years living in France and Belgium, speaks on his experiences, the importance of Americans developing a wider understanding of the French, and the importance of economics in understanding culture.

Father Lassance, "The Morality of Strikes" undated
Scope and Content Note: Lassance speaks on a Chirstian of ideal of industrial peace based on compromise, well-ordered labor relations, and good-faith collective bargaining. He argues that relations between labor and capital should not be structured around class distinctions but instead be governed by sound morality, economics, and politics. Recognizing that this ideal is not in practice today, Lassance also argues that there are cases where labor strikes can "clear the economic atmosphere" to allow both parties to come to a more just arrangement. A question and answer session follows the lecture.

Father Eugene Bleidorn, "The Lay Apostolate" 1958 March 1
Scope and Content Note: Bleidorn speaks on the history and theological underpinnings of the lay apostolate, non-ordained church members, in spreading the message of Christ through their participation in the institutions of the secular world.

Father John J. Egan, "The Task of a Mature Laity" 1955 June 3
Scope and Content Note: Egan speaks as to the possible definitions of a mature laity and outlines what he believes to be the contemporary purpose of a lay person in the church. A question and answer session follows the lecture.

Reverend Michael Dineen, "Country Living Makes for Family Living" 1954 October 29
Scope and Content Note: Dineen argues that rural living allows one to better serve God. He states that the country allows for a more fulfilling sense of community, an understanding of natural processes and the effects of physical labor, and a greater appreciation for the value of possessions. A question and answer session follows the lecture.

Ernest T. Clough, "Role of Collective Security in International Politics" 1954 November 5
Scope and Content Note: Speaking in reference to the United Nations, Clough speaks on the importance of collective security in stabilizing relations between individual nations. He discusses the history of the United Nations, its structure, and its purpose. A question and answer session follows the lecture.

Dr. Horgan, "Psychological Differences Between Men and Women" 1956 November 9
Scope and Content Note: In this lecture, Horgan states that men and women are nearly identical psychologically and that most of the perceived differences are either superficial or culturally imposed. He argues that most individuals, be they man or woman, work to fulfill the roles culturally ascribed to them. This lecture involves a great deal of participation from the audience, as they often asked their opinions about the topics being discussed.

Janet Kalven, "Women's Role in the World Today" 1952 November 7
Scope and Content Note: Kalven begins by speaking of the modern world as being more united than ever through the technologies of transportation and communication. However, she also states that it is under crisis due to the contradictions of a secular society, which have worked to create an increasingly unfilled desire for meaning. According to Kalven, this desire was leading women back to Christianity in order to find instruction as to what role they should be playing in the world.

Father George Kalakovich[?], "Catholic Missionaries in China" undated
Scope and Content Note: While this tape is labeled as containing a lecture on "Family and Marriage," it actually pertains to the history of Catholic missionary work in China. A special emphasis is made on the need to separate Biblical teachings from Western cultural traditions when attempting to proselyting throughout the world.

Ed Marcinak, "Ousting Communism from Unions" 1955 April 24
Scope and Content Note: Marcinak speaks on the upcoming merger of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and, subsequently, the threat of Communist-dominated unions to use the AFL-CIO as a front from which to operate. In discussing obstacles to ousting Communists from the labor movement, Marcinak list issues such as people being mislabeled as Communists, the lack of public awareness about what communism actually is, and people's trouble with identifying Communists when they see them.

Father John L. Murphy, "In Christ and in the Church" undated
Scope and Content Note: Murphey speaks on his book, "The Living Christ." The speech mainly pertains to the doctrine of the Mystical Body of Christ, the notion that the Church acts as the spiritual extension of Christ which unites all baptized Christians with the Lord and one another. A question and answer session follows the lecture.

Monsignor Hildebrand, "Spirituality of the Lay Apostolate" 1952 November 29
Scope and Content Note: Hildebrand speaks on the need for every lay person to be an apostle in their own way. He then argues that the spiritual practice of the lay apostolate must differ from that of the ordained due to their inability to seclude themselves from the everyday world.

Father Pretz, "On Cardinal Suhard" 1953 May 23
Scope and Content Note: Pretz speaks Cardinal Emmanuel Célestin Suhard, a Briton who served as Cardinal of Paris during World War II and also worked as a founder of the worker-priest movement. Pretz speaks on Suhard's message of Catholic action and universal advocacy.

"Father Beix's 1951 Christmas Message", 1951 December 17
Scope and Content Note: Father John Russell Beix was the founder of the Cardijn Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the recording, Beix expresses his thanks to the members of the center for their support during his father's death and his own convalescence.