Father Thomas J. Hagerty: a forgotten religious socialist

In the usual roll call of religious communists, Father Thomas J. Hagerty -- one of the central figures involved in establishing the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, or the Wobblies) in 1905 -- seems to have slipped off the radar, with nary an entry on the Marxist Internet Archive and the smallest comment on the IWW website. As with many religious radicals, Hagerty sought to meld Christian commitment and radical communism¹.