Awards - The Canadian Catholic Historical Association

Every year the Canadian Catholic Historical Association has a number of awards available to writers of varying academic levels.

James F. Kenney (Annual): This prize is given in honour of the Canadian Catholic Historical Association’s founder, James F. Kenney (1884-1946). It is awarded for the best essay on any aspect of the history of Catholicism in Canada written in a course by an undergraduate student in any university.

G.E. Clerk Award (Biennial): This award recognizes the broad commitment and contributions of the nominee to the field of Canadian Catholic history (scholarly/educational/archival) and to the administration and mission of the CCHA/SCHEC. It may be awarded biennially. [To submit a nomination for the Clerk Award, click here.]

Paul Bator Award (Biennial): Offered in memory of Paul Bator, Catholic scholar and editor of Historical Studies (1993-1995) this award recognizes the best article published in Historical Studies in the previous two years.

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In his new book, Joseph Stafford examines the impact of Vatican II on secondary religious education in Ontario. Starting with an examination of pre-Vatican II education, Stafford traces the shifts in approaches to education through the 'long sixties,' and into the late 1970s, as Catholic schools struggled to deal with the pervasive influence of secularism and the collapse of the Catholic classicist culture.

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