The Wanderer (Catholic newspaper)

The Wanderer is a lay Roman Catholic weekly newspaper published in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and distributed to a national market. It was founded by Joseph Matt on 7 October 1867. Unlike diocesan publications or those of religious institutes, the newspaper is independent of ecclesiastical oversight. It is considered conservative and traditionalist.[1][2][3][4]

The Wanderer
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)The Wanderer Printing Company
Founder(s)Joseph Matt
Founded1867
Political alignmentCatholic social teaching
Traditionalist conservatism
LanguageEnglish
CitySaint Paul, Minnesota
CountryUnited States
ISSN1068-168X
Websitethewandererpress.com

Overview

The Wanderer gives the following self-description:

The Wanderer, a national Catholic weekly journal of news, commentary, and analysis, has been publishing continually since 1867. Owned and operated by Catholic laymen, The Wanderer is independent of ecclesiastical oversight but maintains a fiercely loyal adherence to Catholic doctrine and discipline.[5]

It was originally published in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in German to minister to German immigrants to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas who were being "attracted to and influenced by Masonic and quasi-Masonic German-language newspapers and organizations." A German language edition was published until 1957. The English edition began in 1931.[5]

The Wanderer was described in America magazine in 2009 as "about as far to the right as you can get and still be in the Catholic Church".[2]

History

The Wanderer says it was a major early opponent of a perceived "Americanizing" of the Church. That tendency was condemned by Pope Leo XIII in his 1899 apostolic letter, Testem benevolentiae nostrae.[5]

According to The Wanderer, through the Vatican II years, a dispute over Vatican II led to Walter Matt leaving The Wanderer to his brother, Alphonse Matt, and founding The Remnant in 1967.[5]

References
  1. Cuneo 1999.
  2. Winters, Michael Sean (2009-01-06). "The Wanderer & Me". America Magazine. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  3. Goldzwig, Steven R. (December 2002). "Conspiracy rhetoric at the dawn of the new millennium: A response". Western Journal of Communication. 66 (4): 492–506. doi:10.1080/10570310209374751. ISSN 1057-0314.
  4. Grimes, William (2010-10-02). "Joseph Sobran, Writer Whom Buckley Mentored, Dies at 64". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  5. "A Brief History". The Wanderer Press.

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