BURKE, John J(oseph) 1875-1936

PERSONAL:

Born June 6, 1875, in New York, NY; died after a heart attack, October 30, 1936, in Washington, DC; buried in Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York, NY; son of Patrick (a blacksmith) and Mary Catherine (Regan) Burke. Education: St. Francis Xavier College, New York, NY, A.B., 1896; Catholic University of America, S.T.B., 1899, S.T.L., 1901.

CAREER:

Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle (Paulist Fathers), ordained Roman Catholic priest, 1896-1936. Catholic World, editor, 1904-22; Paulist Press (publishing company), founder. Committee of Six (advisors to U.S. secretary of war), Roman Catholic representative and chair, 1918; Chaplain's Aid Association (later known as National Catholic Welfare Council and National Catholic Welfare Conference), founder during World War I, general secretary, 1919-36.

MEMBER:

Catholic Press Association (cofounder, 1911).

AWARDS, HONORS:

Distinguished Service Medal, 1919, for wartime work; honorary D.S.T., 1927; named domestic prelate by Pope Pius XII, 1936.

WRITINGS:

(Translator) Henry Perroy, A Great and Humble Soul: Mother Thérèse Couderc, Foundress of the Society of Our Lady of the Retreat in the Cenacle, Paulist Press (New York, NY), 1933.

Christ in Us: Meditations, Dolphin Press (Philadelphia, PA), 1934.

Lent and the Mass, Paulist Press (New York, NY), 1936.

(Compiler) Pray for Us: A Collection of Prayers for Various Occasions, P. J. Kenedy and Sons (New York, NY), 1936.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

BOOKS

Sheerin, John, Never Look Back: The Career and Concerns of John J. Burke, Paulist Press (New York, NY), 1975.

PERIODICALS

Catholic Action, December 15, 1936.

OBITUARIES:

PERIODICALS

New York Times, October 31, 1936.*