Professor & Reference/Instruction Librarian
Diane Duesterhoeft
she/her
Contact:
Louis J. Blume Library, Room 201
St. Mary's University
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228-8608
USA
dduesterhoeft@stmarytx.edu
St. Mary's University
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228-8608
USA
dduesterhoeft@stmarytx.edu
210-436-3346
Searching Catholic Journal Articles
The tools for locating articles in periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers) are subscription periodical databases. Rather than browsing through hundreds of journals or magazines, databases lead you to journals and journal issues in which articles on your topic are located.
- ATLA Religion Database This link opens in a new windowThe premier index of articles, reviews, and essays in all fields of religion and theology, and offers significant breadth and depth of subject areas and languages covered.
Coverage Areas:
Bible, archaeology, and antiquities; human culture and society; world religions and religious studies; church history, missions, and ecumenism; pastoral ministry; theology, philosophy, and ethics
Total Number of Records:
More than 3.4 million, including
* 2,500+ journal titles in total, 1,200+ of which are currently being indexed
* 1.2 million+ journal article records
* 287,000+ essay records
* 1.1 million+ review records
* 470,000+ book records
Journals List
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Use Journals List to search for the title of a journal, magazines, or newspaper and determine if the library offers online access or print access to that publication.
- Journals List VideoWatch this short video if you want to see an example search with remote access.
Selected Catholic Books
Historical Dictionary of Catholicism (2nd ed.) by Call Number: BX945.3.C65 2012 (3rd Floor)Publication Date: 2012
Catholic Reference Sources in Print
- Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils byCall Number: REF BX825 .A1990 (2nd Floor, 2 volumes)Publication Date: 1990
- The Official Catholic Directory for the Year of Our Lord ...Call Number: REF BX845 .C5 (2nd Floor)Publication Date: 1961-present
- Papal Encyclicals byCall Number: BX860 .C3 (3rd Floor)Publication Date: 19815 volumes covering 1740-1981.
Papal Pronouncements, A Guide, 1740-1978 by Call Number: BX850 .C3 (3rd Floor)Publication Date: 19902 volumes.
Pastoral Letters of the United States Catholic Bishops, 1792-1988 by Call Number: ebookPublication Date: 1983-1990Available via the Internet Archive:
Volume 1 (1792-1940)
Volume 2 (1941-1961)
Volume 3 (1962-1974)
Volume 4 (1975-1983)
Vatican Web Site
- Papal Documents (English)Encyclicals, Apostolic Constitutions, Apostolic Exhortations, Apostolic Letters, etc. from the Holy See.
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