''The Month'' was a monthly review, published from 1864 to 2001, which, for almost all of its history, was owned by the English Province of the

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and was edited by its members.

History

''The Month'', founded and edited by

Frances Margaret Taylor Frances Margaret Taylor, whose religious name was Mother Magdalen of the Sacred Heart (20 January 1832 – 9 June 1900) was an English nurse, editor and writer, nun, and Superior General and founder of the Roman Catholic religious congregation th ...

, began publication in July 1864 with the subtitle "An illustrated magazine of literature, science and art". Much of its space was given to fiction and the lighter forms of literature. In April 1865 she sold the review to the Jesuits, who changed the subtitle to "A magazine and review" (1865–1873). The first Jesuit-appointed editor was Henry James Coleridge, who managed to elicit contributions from many of the leading figures in English Catholicism, including

John Henry Newman John Henry Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English theologian, academic, intellectual, philosopher, polymath, historian, writer, scholar and poet, first as an Anglican ministry, Anglican priest and later as a Catholi ...

, whose "Dream of Gerontius" was first published in ''The Month''. The publisher throughout these years was Simpkin, Marshall & Co. In 1874 the ''Catholic Review'' was incorporated, and the title became ''The Month and Catholic Review''. The years 1881–1882 saw the arrival of a new editor, Richard Frederick Clarke; a new publisher,

Burns & Oates Burns & Oates was a British Roman Catholic publishing house which most recently existed as an imprint of Continuum. Company history It was founded by James Burns in 1835, originally as a bookseller. Burns was of Presbyterian background and he g ...

(until 1912); and the simplification of the title to ''The Month''. The review languished somewhat in the first half of the 20th century, and publication was reduced to bimonthly in the years 1941–1946, but it revived under the editorship (1948–1963) of Philip Caraman, who "changed the print, the layout, the cover design, and anything else that enhanced the quality of the magazine. He employed distinguished writers, such as

Evelyn Waugh Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh (; 28 October 1903 – 10 April 1966) was an English writer of novels, biographies, and travel books; he was also a prolific journalist and book reviewer. His most famous works include the early satires ''Decli ...

Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquir ...

Edith Sitwell Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell (7 September 1887 – 9 December 1964) was a British poet and critic and the eldest of the three literary Sitwells. She reacted badly to her eccentric, unloving parents and lived much of her life with her governess ...

Muriel Spark Dame Muriel Sarah Spark (née Camberg; 1 February 1918 – 13 April 2006). was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist. Life Muriel Camberg was born in the Bruntsfield area of Edinburgh, the daughter of Bernard Camberg, an ...

, and the American Trappist monk,

Thomas Merton Thomas Merton (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist and scholar of comparative religion. On May 26, 1949, he was ordained to the Catholic priesthood and giv ...

." George Russo, reviewing June Rockett, ''A Gentle Jesuit: Philip Caraman SJ'' (Gracewing, 2004), in ''AD2000'' 18:4 (2005), p. 18
Available online
. Accessed 4 January 2007. In 1969 ''The Month'' absorbed the '' Dublin Review'', and at some point about that time the full title became ''The Month: A Review of Christian Thought and World Affairs''. From 1912 to 1960 the review was published by Longmans, Green, & Co. and thereafter by Month Publications. Publication ceased in 2001, after negotiations for the

Saint Austin Press Saint Austin Press is a British Roman Catholic publishing house founded in 1996. Its editor-in-chief is Robert Asch. In its first ten years of operation, when it was based in Brockley, Saint Austin Press published around 50 books on various th ...

to buy the magazine fell through.

List of editors

, 1864–1865 * Henry James Coleridge, 1865–1881 *Richard Frederick Clarke, 1882–1894 *John Gerard, 1894–1897 *Sydney Fenn Smith, 1897–1901 *John Gerard, 1901–1912 *Joseph Keating, 1912–1939 *John Murray, 1939–1948 * Philip Caraman, 1948–1963 *Ronald Moffat, 1963–1967 *

Peter Hebblethwaite Peter Hebblethwaite (30 September 1930 – 18 December 1994) was a British Jesuit priest and writer. After leaving the priesthood, he became an editor, journalist ('Vaticanologist') and biographer. Life Hebblethwaite was born in Ashton-under ...

, 1967–1974 *Michael Walsh, 1974–1975 *Hugh Kay, 1976-1986 *John McDade, 1986–1995 *Tim Noble, 1995–2001

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List of editors

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