Paul Marx (monk)

Paul Benno Marx, OSB (May 8, 1920 – March 20, 2010) was an American Roman Catholic priest and Benedictine monk, family sociologist, writer, and one of the leaders of the pro-life movement. He started the Human Life Center at Saint John's University in Minnesota (1971), likewise the local Sociology Department, furthermore Human Life International (HLI, 1981) and Population Research Institute (PRI, 1989).[1] His book The Death Peddlers: War on the Unborn belongs to the basic literature of the pro-life movement.[2]

Marx led HLI until 1999.[1] In 2007, he received HLI's Cardinal von Galen Award.[3] Other recognitions gained by the monk of Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville include the Cardinal John J. O'Connor Pro-Life Award from Legatus (2003) as well as Family Life International's "Faithful for Life Award" (2004).[1]

Books
  • The life and work of Virgil Michel. Dissertation, Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 1957.
  • Virgil Michel And The Liturgical Movement. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1957.
  • The Death Peddlers: War on the Unborn. Front Royal, Virginia: HLI, reprint, 1998, ISBN 978-0814604014.
  • Death without dignity: Killing for mercy. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2nd edition, 1978, ISBN 978-0814608692; later in the modified version And Now Euthanasia: HLI, 2nd edition, 1985.
  • Fighting for Life: The Further Journeys of Fr Paul Marx. HLI, 1989, ISBN 978-1559220279.
  • Confessions of a Profile Missionary: The Journeys of Fr. Paul Marx. Gaithersburg, Maryland: HLI, 1988, ISBN 1559220201.
  • The Apostle of Life. HLI, 1990, ISBN 978-1559220293.
  • The Flying Monk (Still Fighting for Life). HLI, 1990, ISBN 978-1559220286.
  • The Warehouse Priest. HLI, 1993, ISBN 978-1559220316.
  • Faithful for Life– autobiography. HLI, 1997, ISBN 978-1559220453.
  • The Pro-Life Wisdom of Fr. Paul Marx: The Apostle of Life – a collection of comments. HLI, 2008, ISBN 978-1559220552.

References
  1. Abbot John Klassen OSB and the monks of Saint John's Abbey. "Father Paul Benno Marx, OSB. Monk of Saint John's Abbey. Collegeville, Minnesota". Saint John's Abbey. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. "Francis Phillips reviews Faithful for Life, The Autobiography of Father Paul Marx OSB, and The Death Peddlers: War on the Unborn. Both By Father Paul Marx OSB". www.theotokos.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  3. Staff, H. L. I. (2007-03-09). "Cardinal von Galen Award Spring 2007: Fr. Paul Marx". Human Life International. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
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