''The Catholic World'' was a periodical founded by
Paulist
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Father
Isaac Thomas Hecker
Isaac Thomas Hecker (December 18, 1819 – December 22, 1888) was an American Roman Catholic, Catholic priest and founder of the Paulist Fathers, a North American religious society of men.
Hecker was originally ordained a Redemptorist priest in ...
in April 1865. It was published by the Paulist Fathers for over a century. According to Paulist Press, Hecker "wanted to create an intellectual journal for a growing Catholic population, and insisted that it be a first-class publication in format, quality, and style, equal if not superior to any secular magazine in the country."
Early issues featured many articles by
Orestes Brownson, including the May 1870 essay "Church and State", which described Brownson's understanding of the proper relationship between the Church and the state.
[David J. O'Brien, ''Isaac Hecker: An American Catholic'' (SUNY Press, 1992).
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In the twentieth century, the magazine included commentary on political and religious events of the day, as well as fiction and poetry by Catholic writers. The magazine was renamed ''New Catholic World'' in 1972, but reverted to its original title in 1989. It ceased publication in 1996.
See also
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Donahoe's Magazine''
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Irish American journalism
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List of theological journals
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References
Further reading
* Gribble, Richard. ''Guardian of America: The Life of James Martin Gillis, CSP'' (1998
online* Gribble, Richard. "A Conservative Voice for Black Catholics: The Case of James Martin Gillis, CSP." ''Catholic Historical Review'' (1999): 420–434
in JSTOR* Gribble, Richard. "The Other Radio Priest: James Gillis's Opposition to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Foreign Policy." ''Journal of Church and State'' (2002): 501–519
in JSTOR
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