Box 1

Paperwork related to Fr. Bellwoar’s ordination and pronunciation of final vows.

Material surrounding Fr. Bellwoar’s parochial duties, such as celebrating marriages and anniversaries and presiding over funerals. Also contains a 1971 certificate confirming his 1906 baptism.

Homilies and intentions created for the Novena of Grace to St. Francis Xavier while stationed at Old St. Joseph’s in Philadelphia. Also includes a children’s version and a “novena digest.”

Lecture notes for a theology course based on Evidence for our Faith (Cavanaugh, 1959) and The Protestant Churches of America (Hardon, 1956).

Homilies delivered at St. Stephen Martyr and St. Patrick churches in Washington, DC.

Letters regarding Fr. Bellwoar’s retirement from his position of university archivist and his subsequent appointment by the Archdiocese of Washington as a parochial assistant at St. Stephen Martyr, Washington DC. Also contains a memorandum related to the receiving of salaries by individual Jesuits.

Letters of congratulations and support surrounding the fiftieth anniversary of Fr. Bellwoar’s entrance into the Society of Jesus (1924). Also includes photographs of Fr. Bellwoar and his brother Fr. John F. X. Bellwoar as well as a homily delivered by Fr. Neil J. Gargan on the occasion.

Letters of congratulations and support surrounding the fiftieth anniversary of Fr. Bellwoar’s ordination. Also includes a photograph and a brief biographical note.