Thomas J. Reese

Thomas J. Reese, SJ, is an American Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, author, and journalist. He is a senior analyst at National Catholic Reporter, and a former editor in chief of the weekly Catholic magazine America.

Reese entered the Jesuit Order in 1962 and was ordained to priesthood in 1974. He has a Ph.D. in political science from University of California, Berkeley. He was an associate editor of America 1978-1985, a senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center from 1985-1998, editor inchief at America 1998-2005 and returned to Woodstock 2006, where he stayed to 2013. He was appointed to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom by president Obama.[1]

Fr. Reese resigned after seven years as the editor in chief of America due to pressure from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith of the Vatican.[2] [3] Over a period of five years, the congregation objected to various editorial decisions made by Reese concerning certain issues addressed in the magazine, notably priestly celibacy and the ordination of women.[2]

Following his resignation, Reese spent a year-long sabbatical at Santa Clara University before being named a fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center in Washington, D.C.

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References

  1. Thomas Reese, Presentation at NCR
  2. 2.0 2.1 Roberts & Allen, NCR, 2005
  3. James Martin, S.J., Drew Christiansen, SJ Completes His Mission, America, September 28, 2012