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| Fr. Richard John Neuhaus |
| 2009-01-08 |
| The death of Father Neuhaus is a terrible blow. Not for him, who is now united with his Savior and his Redeemer, in whom Father Neuhaus placed all of his trust and all of his hope; but for us, who have lost one of America's leading public intellectuals, a man of profound wisdom and learning, and a great champion for the unborn. It was Father Neuhaus, along with his dear, long-time friend George Weigel and just a handful of others like Michael Novak, who not only championed the pro-life cause for so many years, but who gave the rest of us both the grounding and the vocabulary to speak on this issue. . . . Father Neuhaus was author of one of the most important, debate-changing books in the history of modern conservatism: The Naked Public Square: Religion and Democracy in America (published in 1984). He penned many other books, before and after, and they were unfailingly intelligent, well-argued, elegantly written, and often moving. He was editor in chief of First Things and author of its very popular column "The Public Square," Neuhaus's monthly survey of religion, culture, and public life. And he was a central figure in finding common ground among Catholics and evangelicals. Father Neuhaus's influence was quiet, profound, and virtually without boundaries. A former, very influential member of Congress wrote me just yesterday, saying, "When I first ran for Congress I read everything I could from him to formulate my thinking on social policy." Fr. Neuhaus was, among many other things, a full-throttle defender of the War on Terror, a relentless opponent of jihadism and its "multicultural" allies, and of moonbattery in general. Rest in peace. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #2 In his own words: http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=1282 |
| Posted by: Carbon Monoxide 2009-01-08 16:54 |
| #1 Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace. Amen. |
| Posted by: Carbon Monoxide 2009-01-08 16:12 |