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Katarina Schuth, O.S.F., is an American religious sister and academic.
Early life and education
Mary Ann Schuth was born on a dairy farm near Wabasha, Minnesota, to Marie (née Eversman) and Math Schuth. In 1959, she graduated from St. Felix High School in Wabasha and was named Wabasha County Dairy Princess. Schuth joined the Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester, Minnesota, in 1960. She took the religious name "Sister M. Katarina" in 1961, when she entered the novitiate. She professed vows in 1963 and made final vows in 1966.
In 1965 Schuth received a bachelor's degree in history from the College of Saint Teresa in Winona, Minnesota. She obtained a master's degree (1969) and a PhD (1973) in cultural geography from Syracuse University; her doctoral thesis was entitled Literacy in Rural India: A Geographic Analysis. She earned a Master of Theological Studies and Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the former Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Career
Schuth taught at the College of Saint Teresa and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology. She held an Endowed Professorship for the Social Scientific Study of Religion at The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, in St. Paul, Minnesota, part of the University of St. Thomas.
As a researcher and teacher, Schuth has focused on theological education and the relationship between the Church and American culture. She has written numerous articles and several books on Catholic seminaries.
She also served as chair or member of committees and boards including the Leadership Roundtable Education and Formation Committee of the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management, the Henry Luce III Fellows in Theology, the Board of Trustees of Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, and the National Advisory Council, Viterbo College, LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
Books
- Schuth, Katarina (1989). Reason for the Hope: The Futures of Roman Catholic Theologates. Wilmington, Delaware: M. Glazier. ISBN 9780894537721.
- ——— (1999). Seminaries, Theologates, and the Future of Church Ministry: An Analysis of Trends and Transitions. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press. ISBN 9780814658611.
- ——— (2006). Priestly Ministry in Multiple Parishes. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press. ISBN 9780814618295.
- ——— (2016). Seminary Formation: Recent History, Current Circumstances, New Directions. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press. ISBN 9780814648278.
She co-authored:
- Cooperative Ventures in Theological Education published by University Press of America with Fraser, Friar, Radtke, Savage, 1989
- Educating Leaders for Ministry: Issues and Responses published by Liturgical Press 2005
Awards
Schuth's honorary degrees include St. Bonaventure University (1995), Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans, LA (2000), and Boston College (2004).
Her other honors include awards from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology, the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, and the National Catholic Educational Association.
References
- "The Daily Record: Mrs. Math Schuth". The Winona Daily News. 5 February 1975. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Zavoral, Nolan (20 May 2000). "The Nun's Habit". Star Tribune. pp. B5, B8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "It's Mary Ann Night". The Winona Daily News. 8 June 1959. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Katarina Schuth, O.S.F.: Biographical Information" (PDF). semssp.org. 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- "37 Postulants Receive Franciscan Order Habit". The Winona Daily News. 16 August 1961. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Six to celebrate 50 years of Franciscan service". Post Bulletin. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- "Four to Make Perpetual Vows". The Winona Daily News. 12 August 1966. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Saint Teresa To Graduate 20 on Sunday". The Winona Daily News. 28 July 1965. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- Geography at Syracuse (PDF). Syracuse University. 1975. pp. 12, 50.
- Review of Reason for the Hope:
- Reviews of Seminaries, Theologates, and the Future of Church Ministry:
- Imbelli, Robert P.; Leckey, Dolores; Aleshire, Daniel (11 February 2000). "Book Symposium: Seminaries, Theologates, and the Future of Church Ministry". Commonweal. Vol. 127, no. 3. pp. 21+. ISSN 0010-3330.
- Senior, Donald (October 2000). "Reviews". Teaching Theology and Religion. 3 (3): 177. doi:10.1111/1467-9647.t01-1-00084. ISSN 1368-4868.
- Reviews of Priestly Ministry in Multiple Parishes:
- Lenoir, Lawrence (Spring 2007). "Book Reviews" (PDF). Seminary Journal. 13 (1): 108–109. ISSN 1546-444X.
- Rexhausen, Jeffrey W. (Fall 2008). "Priestly Ministry in Multiple Parishes" (PDF). Seminary Journal. 14 (2): 90. ISSN 1546-444X.
- Timoney, Susan (August–September 2007). "Reviews". Pastoral Music. Vol. 31, no. 6. National Association of Pastoral Musicians. pp. 48–49. ISSN 0363-6569.
- Reviews of Seminary Formation:
- Baker, Thomas (10 February 2017). "The Perils of Apartness". Commonweal. Vol. 144, no. 3. pp. 23–24. ISSN 0010-3330.
- Chakkyath, Wilson (November 2020). "Book Reviews". Asian Horizons. 14 (3): 787–789. ISSN 0973-9068.
- Fairbanks, Gregory J. (2017). "Book Reviews". American Catholic Studies. 128 (3): 102–104. ISSN 2161-8542. JSTOR 26529104.
- Mazich, Edward (June 2018). "Book Reviews". Horizons. 45 (1): 227–228. doi:10.1017/hor.2018.44. ISSN 0360-9669. S2CID 171903495.
- Quinn, Arthur G. (March 2017). "Book Reviews". The Catholic Library World. Vol. 87, no. 3. p. 188. ProQuest 1915881636.
- Review of Educating Leaders for Ministry:
- Jarotkiewicz, Timothy (March 2009). "Book Reviews". Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice. 12 (3): 426–428. doi:10.15365/joce.1203102013. ISSN 2164-0246.
External links
- Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester, Minnesota
- Official website of The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity
- Living people
- Third Order Regular Franciscans
- Syracuse University alumni
- Boston College School of Theology and Ministry alumni
- College of Saint Teresa alumni
- American Roman Catholic writers
- American women sociologists
- 20th-century American Roman Catholic theologians
- Women Christian theologians
- 21st-century American Roman Catholic theologians
- University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) faculty
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- 20th-century American Roman Catholic nuns
- 21st-century American Roman Catholic nuns
- 21st-century American women writers