Kathy Sprows Cummings is a historian of American Catholicism, the director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at Notre Dame, and a Catholic who was raised in Pennsylvania. She brings all of this expertise and experience...
Kathy Sprows Cummings
Why MSNBC Has the Best Coverage of the Pope’s Visit
Chris Matthews: Philly Catholic If you are a thinking person interested in Catholic history, Philadelphia history, religion and politics, or American religious history generally you need to be watching the MSNBC’s coverage of the visit of Pope Francis. Â It is...
Tweeting the Pope’s Visit
I am taking a break from the copy-edited manuscript of The Bible Cause to watch the Pope today and tomorrow. I will try to blog and live-tweet during the visit so please stay tuned (don’t change the channel!). Follow me on...
Kathy Cummings: Can Pope Francis Bridge the Gap Between America and Rome?
Kathy Sprows Cummings, the Director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, is on fire! If you have been following the blog, you know that she recently appeared with Brian Williams on NBC News. Now today she...