Monsignor Carl Peter Hensler (November 7, 1898 – November 1984) was an American Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh . Nicknamed "the Labor Priest" in recognition of the help and support he gave to the Steel Workers union during his early career, he also became a founding member of the Catholic Radical Alliance . Describing the alliance in 1937, Hensler said:
9-649: Hensler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Carl Hensler (1898–1984), American Roman Catholic priest Deborah Hensler (born 1942), American academic and researcher Jenni Hensler , American creative director and artist Karl Friedrich Hensler (1759–1825), Dramatist and theatre manager Leszek Hensler (1956–2015), Polish field hockey player Logan Hensler (born 2006), American ice hockey player Paul G. Hensler , American screenwriter and actor Rebecca Hensler , American HIV/AIDs activist [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
18-468: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Carl Hensler "We contend that the relationship between Catholicism and Capitalism is one of fundamental opposition, which cannot be removed unless the ax of reform is laid to the very roots." During the 1950s, he was assigned as pastor of St. George's Catholic Church, and was also appointed director of the Institute of Adult Education, which
27-575: The Catholic Radical Alliance . In December 1934, he presented a lecture to the St. Lawrence Parent Teachers' Association, entitled "Human Rights Versus Property Rights." In 1951, he was appointed as the pastor of St. George's Church. In 1958, he became the director of the Institute of Adult Education, which was sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. Hensler died at the age of 86 at
36-520: The Catholic University of Peking . His time there was challenging due to political unrest in the region and the escalating conflict between China and Japan, as well as the school's financial instability. By the end of 1933, he was back in Pittsburgh, celebrating Christmas masses as an assistant pastor at St. Lawrence Church. During this period of his life, he also became a founding member of
45-921: The St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, earning his Master of Arts there in 1922. and at the North American College in Rome , Italy . He was a pupil of minimum wage proponent, John A. Ryan . He was formally ordained as a priest at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome on March 15, 1924. After initial ministries at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania and at St. Brendan's Catholic Church in Braddock, Pennsylvania , he left for China on August 7, 1930 to help establish
54-411: The surname Hensler . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hensler&oldid=1253048168 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
63-793: The North Hills Passavant Hospital on November 21, 1984. Funeral masses were held at St. Wendelin Church in Carrick, Pennsylvania on November 23 and 24. Archives of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Record Group 22, subgroup 01I [1] Catholic Radical Alliance The Catholic Radical Alliance was founded in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , in 1937 by the Roman Catholic priests Charles Owen Rice , Carl Hensler , and George Barry O'Toole , with
72-605: The approval of their bishop, Hugh C. Boyle . It supported the unionization of workers in the H. J. Heinz Company and the Loose Wiles Biscuit Company in Pittsburgh. In addition to union activities, it founded a house of hospitality , St. Joseph's , which is still active as of 2018. It disassociated itself from the Catholic Worker Movement during the Second World War , over a disagreement with
81-791: Was sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. Born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania on November 7, 1898, Carl Peter Hensler was a son of Charles P. Hensler and Margaret E. (Klein) Hensler and the brother of Clara Hensler (later known as Sister Estelle), Paul Joseph Hensler, Cecilia Hensler (married surname Johnson), John Francis Hensler, Mildred Hensler (married surname Graham), and Francis Gerard Hensler. A graduate of St. Joseph's parochial school, he earned Bachelor of Arts and Licentiate in Philosophy degrees from Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania in 1920. Hensler then pursued theological training at
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