The MSA first began meeting in 1950. You can see the many places where the Society has met and the themes of the conference below. You can find links to the specific journal edition on the Marian Studies page of our website.

Vol Date Year place City Theme
1 Jan 3-4 1950 McMahon Hall Auditorium at the Catholic University of America Washington, D.C Mariology in General
2 Jan 3-4 1951 Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Sheraton Worcester, Massachusetts Maiology in general and Co-Redemption
3 Jan 3-4 1952 Statler Hotel New York City, NY Spiritual Maternity and Other things
4 Jan 5-6 1953 Statler Hotel Cleveland, OH Queenship
5 Jan 4-5 1954 Holy Name College, Franciscan House of Theology Washington, D.C Immaculate Conception
6 Jan 3-4 1955 Statler Hotel St. Louis Mo Maternity
7 Jan 3-4 1956 Hotel New Yorker New York City, NY Virginity
8 Jan 3-4 1957 Hotel Marrison Chicago Illinois Mary’s Death and Immortality
9 Jan 2-3 1958 Aviation Room, Miami Hotel Dayton OH Mary and the church
10 Jan 5-6 1959 Mc Bride room Alexander Hamilton Hotel Paterson NJ Principle of Mariology
11 Jan 4-5 1960 Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel Detroit, MI Mariology in General
12 Jan 2-3 1961 Magnificent New Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh, PA Protoevangelium
13 Jan 2-3 1962 Notre Dame Seminary New Orleans LA Virginity
14 Jan 2-3 1963 Statler Hilton Hotel Boston, Mass Holiness and Grace of Mary
15 Jan 2-4 1964 Muehlebach Hotel Kansas City, Mo Ecumenical Problem
16 Jan 4-5 1965 Sheraton Hotel Philadelphia, Pa Our Lady and Salvation History
17 Jan 3-4 1966 Sheraton Hotel louisville, Ky Devotion to Our Lady
18 Jan 2-3 1967 Passionist Fathers Retreat House ” Our Lady of Florida” North Plam Beach Florida Current trends in the field of theology, and especially in Mariology
19 Jan 2-3 1968 JOhn XXIII Center for Christian Renewal Dayton OH Academic Freedom and Loyalty to the Magisterium of the church and Liturgical Devotion
20 Jan 2-3 1969 Sheraton Hotel in Old Historic Tampa Tampa Fla Mary, Model of Modern Woman
21 Jan 2-4 1970 Penn-Garden Hotel New York, NY Mary’s Virginal Conception
22 Jan 4-5 1971 Happy Dolphin Inn St. Petersburg Beach, Fla Important Role of Mary in Our Life
23 Jan 3-4 1972 our Lady of Pillar, Christian Renewal Center San Antonio Texas Today and Mary
24 Jan 3-4 1973 Sheraton Jefferson Hotel St. Louis Mo Virgin Birth Conception
25 Jan 3-4 1974 Happy Dolphin Inn St. Petersburg Beach, Fla Salvific Role of Mary compared with that of Church
26 Jan 2-3 1975 Sheraton Biltmore Hotel Atlanta,Ga Mariology in General
27 Jan 5-6 1976 Auditorium of the Oblate College Washington, D.C Mariology in General
28 Jan 3-4 1977 Our Lady of Florida Retreat House North Plam Beach Fla Image of Mary in New Testament
29 Jan 4-5 1978 St. Joseph Spiritual Center Baltimore Md Contemporary Mary
30 Jan 3-4 1979 Franciscan Center Tampa Fla reflections on problems of Mary
31 Jan 3-4 1980 Ballroom of Southgate Tower New York, NY Marian Teaching and Devotion
32 Jan 6-7 1981 The Sisters of Framsiscan Center Tampa Fla Modern Christology
33 Jan 4-5 1982 Oblate Retreat House, Cana San Jose San Antonio Texas Marian Dogma and virginal Conception
34 Jan 4-5 1983 Retreat House of Passionist Our Lady of Florida North Plam Beach Fla Mariology in General
35 May 29-30 1984 Washington Retreat House Washington, D.C Mariology in General
36 May 29-30 1985 Bergamo Center, A Marianist Retreat House Dayton OH Mariology in General and Reports
37 May28-29 1986 Franciscan Center Tampa Fla Lumen Gentium
38 June 1-2 1987 Washington Retreat House Washington, D.C Mariology in General
39 June 1-2 1988 Christ the King Seminary East Aurora, NY Redemption
40 May 31- Jun 1 1989 Mercy Center Burlingame, Calif Mary in the Liturgy
41 May30-31 1990 Providence College Providence RI Mary in the Mysterious of Christ
42 May29-30 1991 Cenacle Retreat House Chicago Illinois Mary in the Lent
43 May 28-29 1992 University of St. Thomas Houston Tex Mary in Ordinary Time
44 May 27-28 1993 Providence College Providence RI Marian Popular Devotion
45 May 25-26-27 1994 Loyola University New Orleans La Mary and Chatechism
46 May 24-26 1995 University of Dayton Dayton OH Tje Blessed Virgin Mary Faith and Culture
47 May 29-31 1996 Villanova University Villanova, PA Marian Spirituality and Interreligious Dialogue
48 May 21-23 1997 Oblate Renwal Center San Antonio, TX Role of the Virgin Mary in the Reunion of the Church
49 May27-29 1998 International Schoenstatt Center Waukesha, WI The Virgin Mary in Art
50 May25-28 1999 Theological College Washington, D.C Magnificat: Gratitude and Praise
51 May 24-26 2000 Natrional Shrine of Our Lady of Snows Belleville, IL With the Mother of the Lord on Pilgrimage to the New Millennium
52 May30 – June 2 2001 University of Dayton Dayton OH The Marian Dimension of Christian Spirrtuality: Historical Perspectives
53 May 22-25 2002 Cardinal Spellman Retreat Center, Riverdale Bronx, NY The Marian Dimension of the Christian Life: II Middle Period
54 May 21-24 2003 Mount St. Mary’s College (Chalon Campus) Los Angeles, CA The Marian Dimension of the Christian Life: III The 19th and 20th Century
55 May 19-22 2004 The Cenacle Retreat House Houston Texas The Immaculate Conception,: Calling and Destiny
56 May 18-21 2005 Maria Joseph Spiritual Center Biddeford Maine Mary, Eschatological Icon of the Church
57 May16-19 2006 Weber Center of the Adrian Dominican Retreat and Conference Center Lansing, Michigan Theotokos: Mother of All People
58 May22-25 2007 Cederbrake Retreat and Renewal Center Belton, Texas The Viginity of Mary
59 May 20-23 2008 Holy Cross Family Marianist North Easton, Massachusetts The Cooperation of Virgin Mary in Redemption
60 May 26-29 2009 Marywood Retreat and Conference Center St. Johns FL Telling Mary’s Story
61 May 18-21 2010 Seminary of Immaculate Conception Huntington, NY Mary and Scripture Since Vatican II
62 May 17-20 2011 Fransiscan Renwal Center Scottsdale, AZ The Virgin Mary in the Unidted States and Canada
63 May 23-26 2012 Mount Angel Abbey St. Benedict, OR The Virgin Mary in the Unidted States and Canada Part 2
64 May 21-24 2013 Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary Cincinnati, OH Mary and the New Evangelization
65 May20- 23 2014 Viterbo University La Crosse, WI Forty Years After Marialis Cultus
66 May 19-22 2015 The Catholic Conference Center Hickory, NC Mary and Holy Families Living Today
67 May 17-23 2016 Fransiscan Retreat Center Colorado Springs, CO Theological Foundations of Devotion to the Heart of Mary
68 May16-19 2017 House Schoenstatt Rockport TX The Blessed Virgin’s Relationship to the Sacraments of Christian Initiation
69 May 15- 18 2018 Bergamo Center for Life Learning Dayton OH The Blessed Virgin’s Relationship to the Sacraments of Healing and Christian Vocation
70 May 14-17 2019 National Shrine of Our Lady of LaSalette Attleboro, MA The Blessed Virgin Mary and the Call to Holiness
71 May 12-15 2020 Online- Pandemic Online The Person of Mary: Her Cultural and Anthropological Dimensions
72 May11-14 2021 Online – Pandemic Online Mary and the Word of God
73 May 17-20 2022 Marytown National Shrine of Maximilian Kolbe Libertyville IL The Collection of Marian Masses
74 May 23-26 2023 Benedictine Sisters’ Monastery Cullman, AL The Collection of Marian Masses: Ordinary Time
75 May 21-24 2024 Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center Federal Way, WA Mariology of Vatican II
76 May 20-23 2025 St. Mary’s Seminary Baltimore, MD Marian Apparitions: Discernment and Significance