Joseph A. Varacalli

Joseph A. Varacalli

Joseph A. Varacalli, P.h. D. (1952 - ) is a Professor of Sociology at S.U.N.Y. Nassau Community College [ [http://www.afany.org/scss/panelists/Varacalli.html www.afany.org] ] and the co-founder of the Society for Catholic Social Scientists [http://www.afany.org/scss/panelists/Varacalli.html] . A Catholic sociologist, he is also the author of three books: "The Catholic Experience in America," [http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR2583.aspx] "Bright Promise, Failed Community," [http://www.lexingtonbooks.com/Catalog/SingleBook.shtml?command=Search&db=^DB/CATALOG.db&eqSKUdata=0739100866] and "Toward The Liberal Establishment in America [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0819129755] ."

Childhood and Education

Dr. Varacalli was born the oldest of two sons to Joseph and Teresa Varacalli in Jersey City [http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2005/varacalli_amcatholic_may05.asp] . He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969 and then received three degrees of higher education: a B.A. in Sociology at Rutgers University, a M.A. in Sociology at the University of Chicago, and a P.h. D. in Sociology from Rutgers University in 1980 [http://www.afany.org/scss/panelists/Varacalli.html] .

Academia

In 1981, he joined the Sociology department at S.U.N.Y. Nassau Community College. He is one of the most intellectual and prestigious professors among the faculty. His scholarly works have been published in such journals as "Faith and Reason", "The Homiletic and Pastoral Review", "Lay Witness", "Nassau Review", and "The Catholic Social Science Review" [http://www3.ncc.edu/faculty/soc/varacaj/publications.htm] .

In 1999, he created the Center for Catholic Studies at the college. Since the center's conception, it has had such prestigious guest speakers like Cardinal Avery Dulles, Fr. Joseph Fessio, George Weigel, J. Brian Benestad, Msgr. George A. Kelly, Kenneth Whitehead, Thomas E. Woods, James Como, and Oswald Sabrino [http://catholicanalysis.blogspot.com/2007/06/contribute-to-nassaus-center-for.html] . He also has a Catholic radio show, The Catholic Alternative, on the college's radiostation.

After co-founding the Society of Catholic Social Scientists, he was the editor-in-chief of the first four issues of the "The Catholic Social Science Review" from 1996-1999. Since then, he has remained a frequent contributor to the journal.

Active in the affairs of the contemporary Catholic Church, he was on the Board of Directors for the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars from 1993-1995 and then again in 2002. For his outstanding achievements in Catholic culture, he received the Pope Pius XI Award from the Society of Catholic Scientists in 2004 [http://www.catholicsocialscientists.org/SCSS%20Awards.htm] and the Denis Dillon Award from the Long Island chapter of the Catholic League in 2007. Since September 2007, he has been part of the Board of Advisors for the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights [http://catholicleague.org/about.php] .

List of Works

Books:
"The Catholic Experience in America" (2006)
"Bright Promise: Failed Community: Catholics and the American Public Order" (2000)
"Toward The Liberal Establishment in America" (1983)

Edited Works:
"Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy" (with Michael Coulter, Stephen Krason, and Richard Myers) (2007)
"Models and Images of Catholicism in Italian Americana: Academy and Society" (with Salvatore Primeggia, Salvatore LaGumina, and Donald J. DElia) (2004)
"The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia" (with Salvatore Primeggia, Frank J. Cavaioli, and Salvatore LaGumina) (2000)
"The Saints in the Lives of Italian-Americans: An Interdisciplinary Investigation" (with Salvatore Primeggia, Salvatore LaGumina, and Donald D'Elia) (1999)

Important Articles [http://faculty.ncc.edu/Portals/55/2001joepubs.htm] :
"Gibson's Passion and the American Culture War," "Catholic Social Science Review", Volume 10, 2005
"On Being Catholic American," "Homiletic and Pastoral Review", August/September 2004
"The Sacred and Profane Among Italian American Catholics: The Giglio Feast," (co-authored with Salvatore Primeggia) "International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society", (Volume 9, Number 3, Spring, 1996)
"'Homophobia' at Seton Hall University: Sociology in Defense of the Faith," "Faith and Reason", Volume XX, Number 3, 1994

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