John O'Connor and the "New Age" of Catholic Journalism, 1960-1967

Abstract

John O'Connor and the "New Age" of Catholic Journalism, 1960-1967 Jeffrey Burns Footnotes 1. John O'Connor, "Editorial: Time and the Press," San Francisco Monitor (hereafter referred to as SFM), May 13, 1965, 6. 2. Daniel Callahan, The Mind of the Catholic Layman (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1963), 107. 3. For the optimism of the early 1960s, see W.J. Rorabaugh, Kennedy and the Promise of the Sixties (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002). 4. See Jeffrey M. Burns, "Prelude to Reform: the Church in San Francisco Before the Council," U.S. Catholic Historian 23, no. 4 (2005): 1-16; and Jeffrey M. Burns, "No Longer Emerging: Ramparts Magazine and the Catholic Layman, 1962-1968," U.S. Catholic Historian 9, no. 3 (1991): 321-333. 5. John O'Connor, "San Francisco's MONITOR," Catholic Press Annual '62 (New York: Catholic Press Association, 1962), 37. 6. Lawrence McDonnell interview, September 28, 1989. Tapes and Transcript in the Oral History Collection of the Archives of the Archdiocese of San Francisco (hereafter referred to as AASF). 7. John O'Connor, "Editorial: "Optimism on the Road," SFM, September 9, 1960, 12. 8. John O'Connor, "Editorial: View from a Glass House," SFM, February 3, 1961, 18. 9. John O'Connor, "Editorial: White Cane Month," SFM, January 27, 1961, 20. 10. Ibid. 11. John O'Connor, "Editorial: No, Virginia. . . ," SFM, December 16, 1960, 16. 12. John O'Connor, "Editorial," SFM, February 5, 1960, 1. 13. John O'Connor, "Editorial: Jack and the Bigotry Beanstalk," SFM, May 6, 1960, 14. 14. John O'Connor, "Editorial: Banshees and PR," SFM, May 13, 1960, 14. 15. Ibid. 16. John O'Connor, "Editorial: The Realm of the Blind," SFM, July 21, 1961, 14. 17. John O'Connor, "Editorial: A Word for the Farmer. . . ," SFM, May 20, 1960, 24 18. John O'Connor, "A Plea Public Opinion in the Church," SFM, June 17, 1960, 12. 19. John O'Connor, "Editorial: Mr. Welch and the Cardinal," SFM, January 19, 1962, 1. 20. Mrs. John T. Donohue, "Letter to the Editor," SFM, February 2, 1962, 2. 21. Mitchell Bourquin, "Letter to the Editor," SFM, January 26, 1962, 2. 22. John O'Connor, "Editorial: Thank You, Dr. McKay," SFM, July 1, 1960, 14. 23. John O'Connor, "Editorial: Of Interest to Tourists," SFM, July 29, 1960, 14. 24. See William Issel, "'Still Potentially Dangerous in Some Quarters': Sylvester Andriano, Catholic Action, and Un-American Activities in California," Pacific Historical Review 75 (May 2006): 231-270. 25. Sylvester Andriano to Right Rev. Leo Maher, August 1, 1960, AASF, Monitor File. 26. Right Reverend Leo T. Maher to Sylvester Andriano, September 2, 1960, AASF. 27. Delegate's Talk at Marquette Challenged: Intellectuals' Letter Chides, Expresses Disappointment," SFM, July 14, 1961, 1. 28. See Monitor Files, AASF, 1964. 29. Interview with Bishop Francis Quinn, April 13, 1989. AASF. 30. Interview with Joan Johnson Mahoney, April 14, 2004, AASF. 31. Richard S. Gould, "Letter to the Editor," SFM, February 23, 1963, 2. 32. Hugh A. Donohoe to Most Reverend Joseph T. McGucken, D.D., March 8, 1962, AASF. 33. John O'Connor to Most Reverend Hugh A. Donohoe, March 8, 1962, AASF. 34. John O'Connor Interview, August 1989, AASF. 35. John O'Connor to Most Reverend Joseph T. McGucken, S.T.D. March 21, 1962, AASF. 36. John O'Connor, "A Visit with Father Haring," SFM, September 3, 1964, 6; O'Connor, "More on Father Haring," SFM, September 10, 1964, 6. 37. John O'Connor, "A Crisis of Conscience," SFM, October 6, 1964, 6 38. John H. Dewson, "How the Delmarva Dialog Came to Be," Delmarva Dialog (hereafter referred to as DD), September 3, 1965, 7. 39. O'Connor, "Time and the Press," 6. 40. John O'Connor, "Editorial: A Little Bit of Luck. . . ," DD September 3, 1965, 6. 41. "Bishop's Letter on Dialog," DD, September 10, 1965, 10. 42. John O'Connor. "Editorial: Ermine, Talent and Lay Power," DD, October 14, 1966, 6. 43. John O'Connor, "Editorial: A Season Sighs with Expectancy," DD, November 27, 1965, 6. 44. John O'Connor, The People Versus Rome: Radical Split in the American Church (New York: Random House, 1969), 141. 45. John O...