CATHOLIC ROOTS of Jack Fritscher

From 1958 to 1972, Jack Fritscher (as John J. Fritscher) was an active member of the Catholic Press Association, continuing on past his years at the seminary, The Pontifical College Josephinum, Worthington, Ohio: 1953-1963.

The Pontifical College Josephinum

The Pontifical College Josephinum

An Award Winning Novel
by Jack Fritscher

What They Did to the Kid: Confessions of an Altar Boy

The really dangerous life of altar boys…
The Catholic Church recruited 200,000 boys into seminaries in the 1950’s.
Only 20,000 were ordained. What happened to the missing 180,000 boys?
All those boys and their families will want to read this expose.

The Pontifical College Josephinum Photo Gallery
The Pontifical College Josephinum 50-Year Reunion Class of 1965
Annotated Catholic Press Bibliography
Feature Articles, Short Fiction, and Reviews in Catholic press
The Josephinum Review
    “Timothy and the Shamrocks”1958-03FictionPDF
    “Juicy Fruit Was Down That Day”1958-11FictionPDF
    “Josephinum Glee Club Musical Comedy 1959”1959-04ReviewPDF
    "Spartacus"1960-11ReviewPDF
    “The Class of 1961-College”1961-06ArticlePDF
    American Catholic Etiquette1961-12ReviewPDF
    “Objectives of the Second Vatican Council”1962-10ArticlePDF
    “The Good-Timing Pinkhams of Chowder Lane”1963-02FictionPDF
    “Shakespeare’s ‘Tempest’ at the Josephinum”1963-03ReviewPDF
    The Courtship of Eddie’s Father & LaFayette1963-05ReviewPDF
    “Story for School’s End: The Long Last Days before the Priesthood”1963-05Poem
    “Josephinum: The Fire This Time”1963-10ArticlePDF
    “It Came Upon a Midnight, Dear”1963-12FictionPDF
    “A Most Wondrous Gift”unpublishedFictionPDF
    “One Summer Ago”unpublishedFictionPDF
DateLine Colorado
    "All Job's Children"1969-12FictionPDF
    "Not All ‘G-Rated’ Films Are For the Kiddies1970-01EssayPDF
    "You Are In the Midst of the 2nd American Revolution"1970-03EssayPDF
The Torch
    "The Odyssey of Bobby Joad"1961-08FictionPDF
    "The Untimely Death of J, Cristobal"1964-02FictionPDF
    "Nobody Knows What Sorrow"1964-12FictionPDF
    "The Church Mid-Decade and the Negro"1965-02ArticlePDF
Emmanuel
    "The Mission"1960-07ReviewPDF
Cadence
    "Odysseus in a Field of Rye"Article1964-05PDF
The CompanionCover1961-09
The Catholic Preview of Entertainment
    "Magnificent Failure: James Dean"Article1962-06PDF
The Salve Regina
    "Women, Words, and Wisdom"Review1961-05PDF
Aim Higher Magazine
    "Hurry to Your King"Article1963-11PDF
Today
    What to Look For in a Dirty MovieReview1966-05PDF
The Pontifical College Josephinum Photo Gallery
The Pontifical College Josephinum 50-Year Reunion Class of 1965
Annotated Catholic Press Bibliography
Feature Articles, Short Fiction, and Reviews in Catholic press
The Josephinum Review
    “Timothy and the Shamrocks”1958-03FictionPDF
    “Juicy Fruit Was Down That Day”1958-11FictionPDF
    “Josephinum Glee Club Musical Comedy 1959”1959-04ReviewPDF
    "Spartacus"1960-11ReviewPDF
    “The Class of 1961-College”1961-06ArticlePDF
    American Catholic Etiquette1961-12ReviewPDF
    “Objectives of the Second Vatican Council”1962-10ArticlePDF
    “The Good-Timing Pinkhams of Chowder Lane”1963-02FictionPDF
    “Shakespeare’s ‘Tempest’ at the Josephinum”1963-03ReviewPDF
    The Courtship of Eddie’s Father & LaFayette1963-05ReviewPDF
    “Story for School’s End: The Long Last Days before the Priesthood”1963-05Poem
    “Josephinum: The Fire This Time”1963-10ArticlePDF
    “It Came Upon a Midnight, Dear”1963-12FictionPDF
    “A Most Wondrous Gift”unpublishedFictionPDF
    “One Summer Ago”unpublishedFictionPDF
DateLine Colorado
    "All Job's Children"1969-12FictionPDF
    "Not All ‘G-Rated’ Films Are For the Kiddies1970-01EssayPDF
    "You Are In the Midst of the 2nd American Revolution"1970-03EssayPDF
The Torch
    "The Odyssey of Bobby Joad"1961-08FictionPDF
    "The Untimely Death of J, Cristobal"1964-02FictionPDF
    "Nobody Knows What Sorrow"1964-12FictionPDF
    "The Church Mid-Decade and the Negro"1965-02ArticlePDF
Emmanuel
    "The Mission"1960-07ReviewPDF
Cadence
    "Odysseus in a Field of Rye"Article1964-05PDF
The CompanionCover1961-09
The Catholic Preview of Entertainment
    "Magnificent Failure: James Dean"Article1962-06PDF
The Salve Regina
    "Women, Words, and Wisdom"Review1961-05PDF
Aim Higher Magazine
    "Hurry to Your King"Article1963-11PDF
Today
    What to Look For in a Dirty MovieReview1966-05PDF
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