Michael F. Lombardo, Ph.D. (2014), is Program Director and Assistant Professor of Theology at the University of Mary's Rome Campus in Italy. His research and publications explore topics related to U.S. Catholic history and theology.

• AcknowledgmentsList of FiguresList of AbbreviationsIntroduction 1. The Progressive Era2. Negotiating US Identity: Progressive Era Catholicism and National Unity3. Ever Bright Light: John Joseph Wynne, S.J. (1859–1948)4. The Guardian of Liberty5. The Catholic Encyclopedia6. AmericaConclusion: “Vir Deo conjunctus”Bibliography

“Michael Lombardo has done a great service by drawing attention to one of the many overlooked characters in the history of US Catholicism, one of the far too many unknown Catholics who made important contributions to the USA”. - James Grummer SJ, Rome, in: Archivum Historicum Societatis Iesu, Vol. 86, No. 171 (2017), pp. 237-240“an important addition to Brill’s “Jesuit studies” series” - Patrick Hayes, Redemptorist Archives of the Baltimore Province, Philadelphia, in: The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 104, No. 1 (Winter 2018), pp. 159-160“In this fascinating book, Michael Lombardo brings renewed attention to Wynne’s life and career, situating him within the context of Progressive Era America and its tremendous transformations. […] It deserves attention from those interested in the history of Catholic thought and literary culture in the United States.” - Thomas Rzeznik, Seton Hall University, in: Jounal of Jesuit Studies, Vol. 5, No. 2 (2018), pp. 339-340 [DOI: ]“Lombardo’s monograph is a timely reminder of the delicate balancing act in which the American Catholic Church indulged in the years when its identity was still defined by mass immigration and of the role that churchmen like Wynne played in its development. It also serves as a corrective to accounts that continue to locate the origins of modern America Catholicism no earlier than the years immediately following the First World War.” - Jeremy Bonner, Durham University, in: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 69, No. 4 (October 2018), pp. 911-912

Michael F. Lombardo, Ph.D. (2014), is Program Director and Assistant Professor of Theology at the University of Mary's Rome Campus in Italy. His research and publications explore topics related to U.S. Catholic history and theology.

• AcknowledgmentsList of FiguresList of AbbreviationsIntroduction 1. The Progressive Era2. Negotiating US Identity: Progressive Era Catholicism and National Unity3. Ever Bright Light: John Joseph Wynne, S.J. (1859–1948)4. The Guardian of Liberty5. The Catholic Encyclopedia6. AmericaConclusion: “Vir Deo conjunctus”Bibliography

“Michael Lombardo has done a great service by drawing attention to one of the many overlooked characters in the history of US Catholicism, one of the far too many unknown Catholics who made important contributions to the USA”. - James Grummer SJ, Rome, in: Archivum Historicum Societatis Iesu, Vol. 86, No. 171 (2017), pp. 237-240“an important addition to Brill’s “Jesuit studies” series” - Patrick Hayes, Redemptorist Archives of the Baltimore Province, Philadelphia, in: The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 104, No. 1 (Winter 2018), pp. 159-160“In this fascinating book, Michael Lombardo brings renewed attention to Wynne’s life and career, situating him within the context of Progressive Era America and its tremendous transformations. […] It deserves attention from those interested in the history of Catholic thought and literary culture in the United States.” - Thomas Rzeznik, Seton Hall University, in: Jounal of Jesuit Studies, Vol. 5, No. 2 (2018), pp. 339-340 [DOI: ]“Lombardo’s monograph is a timely reminder of the delicate balancing act in which the American Catholic Church indulged in the years when its identity was still defined by mass immigration and of the role that churchmen like Wynne played in its development. It also serves as a corrective to accounts that continue to locate the origins of modern America Catholicism no earlier than the years immediately following the First World War.” - Jeremy Bonner, Durham University, in: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 69, No. 4 (October 2018), pp. 911-912

Michael F. Lombardo, Ph.D. (2014), is Program Director and Assistant Professor of Theology at the University of Mary's Rome Campus in Italy. His research and publications explore topics related to U.S. Catholic history and theology.

• AcknowledgmentsList of FiguresList of AbbreviationsIntroduction 1. The Progressive Era2. Negotiating US Identity: Progressive Era Catholicism and National Unity3. Ever Bright Light: John Joseph Wynne, S.J. (1859–1948)4. The Guardian of Liberty5. The Catholic Encyclopedia6. AmericaConclusion: “Vir Deo conjunctus”Bibliography

“Michael Lombardo has done a great service by drawing attention to one of the many overlooked characters in the history of US Catholicism, one of the far too many unknown Catholics who made important contributions to the USA”. - James Grummer SJ, Rome, in: Archivum Historicum Societatis Iesu, Vol. 86, No. 171 (2017), pp. 237-240“an important addition to Brill’s “Jesuit studies” series” - Patrick Hayes, Redemptorist Archives of the Baltimore Province, Philadelphia, in: The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 104, No. 1 (Winter 2018), pp. 159-160“In this fascinating book, Michael Lombardo brings renewed attention to Wynne’s life and career, situating him within the context of Progressive Era America and its tremendous transformations. […] It deserves attention from those interested in the history of Catholic thought and literary culture in the United States.” - Thomas Rzeznik, Seton Hall University, in: Jounal of Jesuit Studies, Vol. 5, No. 2 (2018), pp. 339-340 [DOI: ]“Lombardo’s monograph is a timely reminder of the delicate balancing act in which the American Catholic Church indulged in the years when its identity was still defined by mass immigration and of the role that churchmen like Wynne played in its development. It also serves as a corrective to accounts that continue to locate the origins of modern America Catholicism no earlier than the years immediately following the First World War.” - Jeremy Bonner, Durham University, in: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 69, No. 4 (October 2018), pp. 911-912