John C. Cort

John C. Cort
Born
John Cyrus Cort

(1913-12-03)December 3, 1913
DiedAugust 3, 2006(2006-08-03) (aged 92)
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationEditor
EmployerCommonweal
MovementChristian socialism
Spouse
Helen Haye Cort
(m. 1946)

John Cyrus Cort (1913–2006) was an American Catholic socialist writer and activist. He was the co-chair of the Religion and Socialism Commission of the Democratic Socialists of America.

He was based in metropolitan Boston, Massachusetts. He fathered 10 children with his wife, Helen Haye Cort, and he cantored in his local parish until his death.[1]

  1. ^ Stickgold, Emma (August 6, 2006). "John Cort, at 92, Worked for Social Justice, Union Rights". The Boston Globe. p. E16. Retrieved September 11, 2020.