Rev. Leopold Glueckert, PhD, O.Carm.

 

Chair & Assistant Professor-Department of
Ecclesiastical History

 

BA       Mount Carmel College,
           Niagara Falls, Ontario
STB     Gregorian University, Rome
MA      DePaul University, Chicago
PhD     Loyola University, Chicago

Biography

Leopold Glueckert, a native of the Chicago area, is a Carmelite friar, professed in 1962 and ordained in 1968.  A lifelong teacher, he has taught at Mount Carmel High School (Chicago) and Crespi High School (Encino, CA), where he also served as president.  He has also taught History at Loyola, DePaul, Loyola-Marymount, and Lewis Universities.  He joined the Union faculty in 2007.

His primary interest is in modern Europe, with concentration in Italy and the Mediterranean.  Much of his research has focused on the last days of the Papal States and the pontificate of Pius IX.  He has a special interest in Church-State issues and topics concerning the encounter between world cultures.

Since 1993, he has been the special historical consultant to Princess Cruises, charged with preparing port guides and informational literature.  His writing and lecturing activity for that company has facilitated the passengers’ understanding of the historical and cultural values of over 300 cities, primarily in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

 

Professional Activities

Fr. Glueckert is a member of the American Historical Association, the American Catholic Historical Association, and the Society for Italian Historical Studies

Selected Publications

Between Two Amnesties: Former Political Prisoners and Exiles in the Roman Revolution of 1848.  (New York: Garland Press, 1991.)

Titus Brandsma: Friar against Fascism.  (Darien, IL: Carmelite Press, 1985.  Reprinted 2005.)

Numerous Book Reviews in Catholic Historical Review.

Articles on the Papal States in the Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions.  (New York: Garland Press, 1990.) 

He also has a book in preparation on the history of the Carmelites.  This book is intended to be a scholarly but readable narrative of the entire Carmelite family, including the Discalced and other reforms, cloistered nuns, working congregations, and lay movements.