German Roman Catholic Central Verein of North America
The German Roman Catholic Central Verein of North America known today as the Catholic Central Union of America is a central body of various German Roman Catholic societies in North America.[1] The organization was founded on April 15, 1855 in Baltimore, Maryland as a federation of parish mutual aid societies. Although the German Catholic community had a strong reputation for conservatism, by 1900 it took the lead as the most reform-oriented of American Catholic societies under the leadership of Nicholas Gonner of Milwaukee (189-1903) and Frederick P. Kenkel (1908-1952).[2]
Today its headquarters are located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The current president is Michael J Cross.
The Central Catholic Verein of America's primary mission is the publication of the Social Justice Review, a journal which was founded in 1908 to promote Christian humanism with respect for the dignity and rights of all human beings.[3]
References
- ↑
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "German Roman Catholic Central Verein of North America". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. - ↑ Philip Gleason, The conservative reformers: German-American Catholics and the social order (1968).
- ↑ "Social Justice Review Website". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
Further reading
- Brophy, Mary Liguori. The Social Thought of the German Roman Catholic Central Verein (Washington, DC, 1941)
- Gleason, Philip. The conservative reformers: German-American Catholics and the social order (1968).
- Gleason, Philip. "An Immigrant Group's Interest in Progressive Reform: The Case of the German-American Catholics," American Historical Review (1967) 73#2 pp. 367-379 in JSTOR