Includes; day by day retreat instructions for persons living in religious congregations written by Jesuit Priest J. Maher.

transcript of lecture by Jesuit priest, Father Walshe, on the importance of silence in religious congregations

an academic paper written about the importance of archives of religious congregations to understanding the history of Ireland outside of official government narrative.

"A list of questions to which replies are to be given by Religious Congregations, in the Report they are bound to send t the Holy See every five years …".

Copy letter form +McQuaid to +O’Hara concerning the Assumptions Sisters’ desire to have a foundation in Dublin. He has already written to them stating that there is no hope at the moment. This is the 226th request for a religious house in Dublin. There is fear among the Bishops that if allowed in, these Orders will take vocations from our own congregations, at home and abroad. He has also had to intervene in the area of sending girls to foreign postulant and novitiate centres. He hopes his attitude is understood.

Letter from Mgr. Rovida to +McQuaid enclosing two copies of The Apostolic Constitution ‘Sacra Tituum Congregatio’ which divides the Sacred Congregation of Rites into two separate Congregations. These are ‘Pro Cultu Divino’ and ‘Pro Causis Sanctorum’.

Copy of a typed letter to Mr. Justice Maguire, Chairman, Irish Red Cross Society, from +McQuaid. He shall be glad to assist and suggests they approach the Provincials of the Orders or Congregations in the Diocese. He recommends the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny, Mt. Sackville, Chapelizod.

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17 July 1941 - 27 April 1955 52 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life. Proposed building development adjacent to convent would be detrimental to community life Archbishop agrees to a modified plan in accord with opinion of Monsignor. Fitzpatrick VG Community votes in favour of taking solemn rather than simple vows (cf Carmelites Convent Ranelagh, letter 8 October 1949 for reference to incident at Colettine Covent)

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23 November 1954 - 16 December 1971 50 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life. Small errors in Congregations's Quinquennial Report (1947-1953) to the Holy See Letter from Poor Clare in Tanzania re safeguarding of enclosure Malawi. Requests archbishop to sign petition to Holy See. He refuses on grounds of verbosity, repetition and irrelevance. Ernest Cronin OFM appointed Visitor of Pool Clares, official appointment in Latin enclosed, replaced by Fr. Alexis King Building modifications to Simmonscourt Rd monastery Correspondence re proposed transfer of sisters from Newry to Dublin and another from Dublin to England Former Poor Clare wrote to Secretariat of State, Vatican, asking permission to establish a secular institute. Letter forwarded to Archbishop McQuaid, no response in file. Two requests for dispensation, granted, documents removed to separate file.

Cramp, J. M., Clonmel. Asks the Archbishop to have priests warn their congregations of the dangers of in-laws interfering in marriages.

Includes; article written by unnamed person stating the importance of community living for religious congregations.