I was surprised when I found this mage of of St. Paul of the Cross in conjunction with Shining Light Dolls LLC. It made reflect on his life from a young boy until the time he died as a 81 year old man on October 18, 1775. Born Paolo Francesco Danei in 1694, he grew...
Please consider making a secure online donation to the Passionist Historical Archives at https://passionistarchives.org/donations/Your contribution large or small assists me support research and scholarship on Passionist History in China, the U.S. and worldwide. I invite you to take a look at this one page pdf attachment which summarizes my ministry as a Passionist historian, an...
Let us celebrate the Chinese New Year of the SnakeThis 1920s photo from the Passionist China Collection shows a snake charmer from Wusu 烏宿 in West Hunan 湘西. Let this photo inspire us to celebrate this Chinese New Year of the Snake on January 29, 2025. In the Chinese Zodiac the snake is the sign for individuals who were born in 1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953,...
Chinese artist Luke Chen (1902-1967) was a famed painter in China who used his talents to understand traditional Catholic and Christian stories from the Bible and portray them as Chinese. This approach was first encouraged by Apostolic Delegate to China Celso Costantini who served in that capacity from 1922 to 1932. This painting, “The Nativity,”...
Your donation of $50 will cover my living expenses and ongoing ministry as a Passionist historian for one day. Go to /https://passionistarchives.org/donations/ The following pdf link offers a visual summary of my ministry during https://passionistarchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/This-Giving-Tuesday-December-3-2024-Celebrate-Learn-and-Support-the-ministry-of-Rob-Carboneau-C.P.-in-2024-as-Passionist-Historian.pdf I continue to be an Archival Specialist at the Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History at Boston College and also...
You are invited to watch the zoom presentation as I discuss with novelist Katherine Koch about her historical novel The Sower of Black Field. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/NZ2O_ylqBEA
On April 24, 1929, three young Passionists were murdered at the hand of bandits while serving as missionaries in Hunan, China. This event impacted impacted U.S. Catholic history, shaped Holy See relations with China, and also influenced U.S. Department of State diplomatic policy in China of the era. We invite you to learn about these missionaries...
Passionist History Video Lecture by Rob Carbonneau, C.P., Ph.D. “The passion of Jesus is a sea of sorrows but it is also an ocean of love.” Passionist founder St. Paul of Cross (1694-1775) was this meditative phrase. International representatives of the Passionists gathered in Rome from October 6 -27, 2024. Addressed was how some 1,776...
Want to understand what it was like to grow up as an American Catholic man, woman or child during the mid 20th century? Passionist historian Fr. Rob Carbonneau, Ph.D. will use never before seen archival sources to explain how this experience came to life in the pages of The Sign Magazine, a national Catholic monthly...
I remain constantly inspired by this photo. I offer this new meditation as we celebrate Palm Sunday 2024. As you might be aware, I took this photo on Palm Sunday 2008 in Chongqing, China. From 2007 to 2008 I was at foreign expert at Sichuan International Studies University. Having the opportunity to teach in China...
