Reviews of Archbishop: Inside the Power Structure of the American Catholic Church

By Thomas J. Reese
(San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1989)
Reviews as of October 24, 2005

Archbishop - Reviews

  • Todd Ackerman, "Dialogue," National Catholic Register (April 23, 1989): 1, 8-9.
  • William F. Bell, "A Study of Faith and Power," Berkshire Eagle (July 1, 1989).
  • Jason Berry, "Catholicism in Crisis: Examinations of Church Hierarchy and the Quest for Social Justice," St. Petersburg Times (July 2, 1989).
  • Book Review Digest (December 1989), 1377.
  • Jeffrey M. Burns, Catholic World Library 61 (January/February 1990): 151-2.
  • The Catholic Journalist, "Critiques of Book Awards," May 1990. Archbishop was awarded second place for professional books by the Catholic Press Association.
  • Christian Century, "Archbishop," March 21-28, 1990
  • Msg. Florence D. Cohalan, "Archbishop," Homiletic & Pastoral Review 90 (December 1989): 77-79.
  • John E. Conick, "Looking Into 'Inside Power Structure,'" Catholic Banner (June 15, 1989).
  • Gerald M. Costello, "What do Bishops Do All Day?" U.S. Catholic 54 (July 1989): 48-50.
  • David Crumm, Detroit Free Press (May 31, 1989).
  • Jack Dick, "Archbishop: Inside the Power Structure of the American Catholic Church," Louvain Studies 16 (Winter 1991): 393-94
  • Jay P. Dolan, "Archbishop," Church History 60 (March 1991): 144-45
  • C. Dollen, Archbishop, Priest 46 (March 1990), 52.
  • Peter F. Drucker, Book Review Digest (December 1989).
  • Peter F. Drucker, "The Divine Flow Chart," In Trust (Autumn 1989): 28-9 [reprint of review in NYT].
  • Peter F. Drucker, "The Divine Flow Chart," The New York Times Book Review (May 28, 1989): 10-11.
  • John Tracy Ellis, "Aequalis Omnibus Caritas," America 160 (May 27, 1989): 514-5.
  • Ernest Falardeau, SSS, Emmanuel 96 (October 1990): 478-580
  • Jerry Filteau, Catholic News Service (July 14, 1989): 5.
  • Jerry Filteau, "Book Review," Sower (August 13, 1989).
  • Jerry Filteau, "Jesuit's Book Tells What Makes Church Tick," The New World (October 6, 1989): 21.
  • John F. Fink, "All You Want to Know About Archbishops," Criterion (June 16, 1989).
  • Norbert Gaughan, "'Archbishops' The Book, Not The Movie," The Catholic Accent (July 13, 1989): 5.
  • Georgetown Magazine (Fall 1989): 26.
  • Robert A. Graham, S.J., "U.S. Bishops and papal appointments," Columbia (June 1989): 20.
  • Pierre Hegy, "Book Review," Sociological Analysis 51 (Summer 1990): 118-20.
  • Robert G. Howes, Toward a New Beginning [Padicon/NPPC] (January 1990): 2.
  • John Jay Hughes, "Archbishops' Mission Almost Impossible," St. Louis Post-Dispatch (April 30, 1989).
  • John Jay Hughes, "Book Reviews," Theological Studies 50 (September 1989): 604-5.
  • George W. Hunt, "Of Many Things," America, Vol. 106, No. 18 (May 13, 1989): 1.
  • Arthur Jones, "Agony or Ecstasy: books eschewed or reviewed," National Catholic Reporter 25 (April 21, 1989): 16.
  • Arthur Jones, "Quizzing the Men in Charge," National Catholic Reporter (February 26, 1988): 1, 8, 18-20.
  • Nancy M. Laskowski, Library Journal, June 15, 1989.
  • Philip F. Lawler, "Book in Brief," Crisis 7 (September 1989): 56.
  • Alice Lippeatt, "Archbishops: The Men Beneath the Miters are Examined in a New Book," Catholic Standard (June 29, 1989).
  • Rev. Joseph Martino, "'Archbishop' Is Required Reading on the Church in the '80s," The Catholic Standard and Times (October 5, 1989): 33.
  • Patrick McCloskey, "An Inside Look at U.S. Church Leaders," St. Anthony Messenger 97 (October 1989): 48.
  • William E. McManus, "Inside the Miter Box," Commonweal 116 (May 19, 1989): 305-6.
  • Kevin O'Brien, The Cleveland Plain Dealer (June 25, 1989).
  • Edward O'Meara, "Selection, Work of U.S. Archbishops Related," Catholic Sentinel (June 7, 1989).
  • Publishers Weekly (March 3, 1989): 44.
  • Gerald Renner, Los Angeles Times - Washington Post.
  • Gerald Renner, "Book Offers Insight into Church's Inner Workings," Florida Times-Union (July 1, 1989).
  • Gerald Renner, "Insider Writes on Authority Within Church" Morning World-Herald (July 2, 1989).
  • Gerald Renner, "Priest Examines Archbishops' Reign," News Journal [Wilmington, DE] (July 1, 1989).
  • Tom Roberts, "Jesuit Author Sees Improved Relations Between U.S. Bishops and Rome," Religious News Service (July 19, 1989): 6-7.
  • [Tom Roberts] Religious News Service, "Ties With Vatican Found Improved," Los Angeles Times (July 22, 1989), Part II, 7.
  • Michael A. Russo, "The Church and the Media Ministry," Church (Winter 1989): 53.
  • John M. Swomley, Archbishop," The Human Quest 104 [St. Petersburg, FL] (September-October 1990): 5
  • Adon Taft, "Book Checks Power of Archbishops and Dioceses," The Miami Herald (June 2, 1989).
  • Joseph R. Thomas, "Archbishop," Catholic New York, March 1, 1990. Weekly Record (May 15, 1989).
  • Fr. Joseph F. Wilson, "Inside the Chancery," Fidelity Magazine (June 1990).
  • W. Woestman, "Archbishop," Studia Canonica 24 (1990): 278

Archbishop - Quoted

  • Jim Castelli, "Bishop Begins to Tackle the Stress that Faces Them," National Catholic Reporter (August 24, 1990): 5-7.
  • Paul Ciotti, "The Plugged-In Archbishop," Los Angeles Times Magazine 5 (December 17, 1989): 15-27.
  • John Coleman, S.J., "Dimensions of Leadership," Origins (1990): 223-28.
  • Tom Morton, "A Man Caught in the Middle," Gazette-Telegraph Lifestyles (July 2, 1989): F8.
  • Daniel Pilarczyk, "Homily: November 1990," Origins 20 (November 22, 1990): 383.

Archbishop - Interviews

  • Todd Ackerman, "Dialogue," National Catholic Register (April 23, 1989): 1, 8-9.
  • "An Interview with Thomas J. Reese, S.J.," Woodstock Report, 2-4.
  • Arthur Jones, "Quizzing the Men in Charge," National Catholic Reporter (February 26, 1988): 1, 8, 18-20.

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