He was born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1922. In 1939, Colaianni graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in Paterson, NJ and attended Seton Hall University. Colaianni served in the US Army during World War II in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany, attaining the rank of technical sergeant. Following his honorable discharge, his subsequent antiwar convictions began to emerge.
Career
Colaianni was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1948 after attending John Marshall School of Law. While in law school, he coached high school basketball and won a state championship. In the same period, he produced a series of widely publicized debates between William F. Buckley Jr. of National Review, and William Clancy of the liberal Catholic magazine Commonweal.
He earned his master's degree in Theology from the Institute of Lay Theology (ILT), based at the University of San Francisco, in 1963. As a member of the ILT, he served as Adult Religious Education Director from 1963 to 1965 at our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic parish in Redwood City, California.
He was Managing Editor, Associate Publisher and Religion Editor of Ramparts Magazine from 1965 to 1967. In the August 1966 issue of Ramparts, Colaianni's article, "Napalm: Small Town Diary," documented resistance to the establishment of a napalm plant in Redwood City. It was the first article in the national press to condemn the manufacture and use of napalm in the Vietnam War. Colaianni led a protest of thousands against the use of napalm as a military weapon in Vietnam. He made national news as a spokesperson for the anti-napalm and anti-war movements, appearing on such programs as the NBC Nightly News with Walter Cronkite and the "Huntley-Brinkley Report."
Colaianni advocated the abolition of mandatory celibacy in the priesthood of the Catholic Church in his book Married Priests & Married Nuns (McGraw Hill). Another book, The Catholic Left: The Crisis of Radicalism in the Church (Chilton Publishing), is a study of the phenomenon of liberalism in the Catholic Church in America. Colaianni served as Executive Director of the National Liturgical Conference, Washington D.C. from 1967 to 1970. In that capacity, he produced one of the first "rock masses" on the national scene, featuring Minnie Riperton and the Rotary Connection, at the Liturgical Conference National Convention, Milwaukee Arena, in 1969, with thousands attending.
Beginning in 1970, Colaianni was publisher and principal author of Sunday Sermons, specializing in resource material for the preaching clergy, with worldwide distribution. As of 2006, Colaianni had written more than 2,000 sermons on a wide range of topics, many of which have been anthologized. He was also publisher of the Manual of Clinical Nutrition, 1985, and the journal Clinical Nutrition, edited by Dr. David M. Paige of Johns Hopkins University Medical School. They were distributed internationally to physicians and other health-care providers. He also published the Public Domain Report "Music Bibles and Public Domain Report newsletter 1993-1998, the first publication to catalog literary works, musical compositions, films, and works of visual arts as they entered the US public domain. The publication was edited by Scott A. Johnson, Colaianni's grandson. Sunday Sermons is currently published by James F. Colaianni, Jr.
Family
In 1950, Colaianni married Patricia Kelly Colaianni, the senior editor of his publishing company, Sunday Sermons. They had six children: Karen, Janice, Pamela, James, Louis and John.
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Bid to Red Irks Catholic Publication. The Catholic Standard, official publication of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has criticized the Liturgical Conference for inviting Communists to speak at its annual meeting. Washington Post, June 29, 1968, page B9.
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Parham, Philip, Letting God: Christian Meditations for Recovery, HarperSanFrancisco, 1987. Colaianni, James, front matter, dedication.
McGreevey, John T., Parish Boundaries: The Catholic Encounter with Race in the Twentieth-Century Urban North, University of Chicago Press, 1998. Colaianni, James, cited.
Gleason, Philip, Contending with Modernity: Catholic Higher Education in the Twentieth Century, Oxford University Press, 1995. Colaianni, James, cited.
Polner, Murray and Jim O’Grady, Disarmed and Dangerous: The Radical Life and Times of Daniel and Philip Berrigan, Westview Press, 1998. Colaianni, James, cited.
Edwards, Dwight, Revolution Within: A Fresh Look at Supernatural Living, Waterbrook Press, 2001. Colaianni, James, cited.
Sipe, A. W. Richard, A Secret World, Routledge, 1990. Colaianni, James, cited.
Abbott, Elizabeth, A History of Celibacy, Da Cappo Press, 2001. Colaianni, James, cited.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page January 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message James F Colaianni August 6 1922 October 5 2016 was an American Catholic lay theologian author publisher lawyer and activist James F Colaianni Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Family 4 Later life 5 See also 6 ReferencesEarly life EditHe was born in Paterson New Jersey in 1922 In 1939 Colaianni graduated from St Joseph s High School in Paterson NJ and attended Seton Hall University Colaianni served in the US Army during World War II in North Africa Italy France and Germany attaining the rank of technical sergeant Following his honorable discharge his subsequent antiwar convictions began to emerge Career EditColaianni was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1948 after attending John Marshall School of Law While in law school he coached high school basketball and won a state championship In the same period he produced a series of widely publicized debates between William F Buckley Jr of National Review and William Clancy of the liberal Catholic magazine Commonweal He earned his master s degree in Theology from the Institute of Lay Theology ILT based at the University of San Francisco in 1963 As a member of the ILT he served as Adult Religious Education Director from 1963 to 1965 at our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic parish in Redwood City California He was Managing Editor Associate Publisher and Religion Editor of Ramparts Magazine from 1965 to 1967 In the August 1966 issue of Ramparts Colaianni s article Napalm Small Town Diary documented resistance to the establishment of a napalm plant in Redwood City It was the first article in the national press to condemn the manufacture and use of napalm in the Vietnam War Colaianni led a protest of thousands against the use of napalm as a military weapon in Vietnam He made national news as a spokesperson for the anti napalm and anti war movements appearing on such programs as the NBC Nightly News with Walter Cronkite and the Huntley Brinkley Report Colaianni advocated the abolition of mandatory celibacy in the priesthood of the Catholic Church in his book Married Priests amp Married Nuns McGraw Hill Another book The Catholic Left The Crisis of Radicalism in the Church Chilton Publishing is a study of the phenomenon of liberalism in the Catholic Church in America Colaianni served as Executive Director of the National Liturgical Conference Washington D C from 1967 to 1970 In that capacity he produced one of the first rock masses on the national scene featuring Minnie Riperton and the Rotary Connection at the Liturgical Conference National Convention Milwaukee Arena in 1969 with thousands attending Beginning in 1970 Colaianni was publisher and principal author of Sunday Sermons specializing in resource material for the preaching clergy with worldwide distribution As of 2006 Colaianni had written more than 2 000 sermons on a wide range of topics many of which have been anthologized He was also publisher of the Manual of Clinical Nutrition 1985 and the journal Clinical Nutrition edited by Dr David M Paige of Johns Hopkins University Medical School They were distributed internationally to physicians and other health care providers He also published the Public Domain Report Music Bibles and Public Domain Report newsletter 1993 1998 the first publication to catalog literary works musical compositions films and works of visual arts as they entered the US public domain The publication was edited by Scott A Johnson Colaianni s grandson Sunday Sermons is currently published by James F Colaianni Jr Family EditIn 1950 Colaianni married Patricia Kelly Colaianni the senior editor of his publishing company Sunday Sermons They had six children Karen Janice Pamela James Louis and John Later life EditWith New York City Village Gate s Art D Lugoff Colaianni was a co producer of the musical One Mo Time at the Village Gate North in Toronto Ontario Canada He was the sole producer of Jazz America at the historic Warner Theatre Washington D C He died at his home in Galloway New Jersey at 94 1 2 3 See also EditPriest shortage List of peace activistsReferences EditThis article contains embedded lists that may be poorly defined unverified or indiscriminate Please help to clean it up to meet Wikipedia s quality standards Where appropriate incorporate items into the main body of the article January 2016 James F Colaianni a theologian opposed to priest celibacy dies at 94 The Boston Globe bostonglobe com Retrieved 15 October 2016 James F Colaianni a Theologian Opposed to Priest Celibacy Dies at 94 The New York Times The New York Times Retrieved 10 October 2016 James F Colaianni Former Ramparts Magazine Editor Dies at 94 The San Francisco Chronicle sfgate com Retrieved 26 October 2016 Mitchell George How Do Those Guys Manage to Produce A Sermon Each Week The Wall Street Journal Mar 14 1972 1 Front Page Ramparts vol 4 5 6 numbers 1 12 1965 1967 MacGuire John Review The Problem of Celibacy MARRIED PRIESTS AND MARRIED NUNS New York Times September 29 1968 book review Page BR63 Davies Lawrence E Napalm Foes Petition for Vote To Bar Factory in Coast City New York Times April 17 1966 Page 8 Fiske Edward B End Papers New York Times October 26 1968 page 35 Turner Wallace Pacifists Balked in Napalm Fight Judge Rejects Plan that would Shut Coast Plant New York Times May 21 1966 page 4 ABC Evening News for Monday November 11 1968 Catholics Bishops Meeting James Colaianni speaks of crisis of authority problem in Catholic Church Reported by Frank Reynolds Bid to Red Irks Catholic Publication The Catholic Standard official publication of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has criticized the Liturgical Conference for inviting Communists to speak at its annual meeting Washington Post June 29 1968 page B9 Bowman James H Snake Dance Ends Liturgy Session Hundreds of Christian worshippers snake danced on the floor of the Milwaukee Arena Monday in a worship service at the close of the first of the four day National Liturgical Conference Washington Post August 30 1969 page A13 Hitchcock James The Recovery of the Sacred Ignatius Press 1995 Colaianni James 134 135 Parham Philip Letting God Christian Meditations for Recovery HarperSanFrancisco 1987 Colaianni James front matter dedication Jenkins Philip The New Anti Catholicism The Last Acceptable Prejudice Oxford University Press 2003 Colaianni James cited McGreevey John T Parish Boundaries The Catholic Encounter with Race in the Twentieth Century Urban North University of Chicago Press 1998 Colaianni James cited Gleason Philip Contending with Modernity Catholic Higher Education in the Twentieth Century Oxford University Press 1995 Colaianni James cited Polner Murray and Jim O Grady Disarmed and Dangerous The Radical Life and Times of Daniel and Philip Berrigan Westview Press 1998 Colaianni James cited Edwards Dwight Revolution Within A Fresh Look at Supernatural Living Waterbrook Press 2001 Colaianni James cited Sipe A W Richard A Secret World Routledge 1990 Colaianni James cited Abbott Elizabeth A History of Celibacy Da Cappo Press 2001 Colaianni James cited Mathisen Robert Critical Issues in American Religious History A Reader Baylor University Press 2001 Colaianni James page 665 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Colaianni amp oldid 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